Young generation seek change as Mongolians vote in parliamentary elections seen as economy referendum

Ulan Bator (dpa) – Mongolia held parliamentary elections Wednesday overshadowed by the deteriorating state of the economy. Observers expected a tight race between the two main parties, the governing Democratic Party of Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg and the opposition Mongolian People’s Party. The mineral-rich central Asian country is suffering due to declines in the prices of…