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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
On renewed political turmoil, @marissajsmith.bsky.social and Bolor conclude, "popular protests against corruption, sparking resignations of officials & ousting of govts. Root cause of political chaos & social distress is prolonged corruption & judicial complacency." thediplomat.com/2025/10/mong...
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Mongolia’s Political Wrangling Sparks a Constitutional Crisis
The speaker resigned, while the president vetoed an attempt to vote out the prime minister. What’s going on?
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
With @ladybolor.bsky.social, for @thediplomat.com, on potential ousting of the Prime Minister as part off ongoing crisis in #Mongolia thediplomat.com/2025/10/mong...
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Mongolia’s Political Wrangling Sparks a Constitutional Crisis
The speaker resigned, while the president vetoed an attempt to vote out the prime minister. What’s going on?
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Whenever there are moments of fluidity regarding the Mongolian govt (yes, right now, for example), the Standing Cmte on State Structure becomes a central actor. @marissajsmith.bsky.social describes its role in more detail. mongoliafocus.com/2025/10/remo...
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How May Prime Ministers, Speakers, and MPs Be Removed? - Mongolia Focus
In the past few days efforts have been underway in The State Great Khural to remove Prime Minister Zandanshatar (and his government) and Speaker of Parliament Amarbayasgalan.
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
More speculation about possible PM nominees, incl D Amarbaysgalan & G Temuulen. Also, if Amarbayasgalan then Oyun-Erdene as speaker isee.mn/n/79014 @marissajsmith.bsky.social & I had looked at speculative names for Wed-Thu. mongoliafocus.com/2025/06/mong... #MGLpoli
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Л.Оюун-Эрдэнэ УИХ-ын дарга Д.Амарбаясгаланг Ерөнхий сайдад зүтгүүлж, заалнаас Г.Тэмүүлэнг нэр дэвшүүлж байж магадгүй байна | iSee.mn
МАН-ын Удирдах зөвлөл өнөөдөр /2025.06.06/ 11.00 цагт хуралдана. Харин Бага хурлаа ирэх даваа гарагт /2025.06.09/ хийхээр товлосон байна. Өнөөдөр бол...
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
With @marissajsmith.bsky.social l I looked at media mentions of possible #Mongolia PM nominees in the lasts two days. Most mentioned: B Javkhlan (min of fin) and G Zandanshatar (frm speaker, now pres chief of staff) mongoliafocus.com/2025/06/mong... #MGLpoli
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Who is mentioned in Mongolia media as possible PM succecssor?
With L Oyun-Erdene’s resignation as prime minister, obviously, there is a lot of speculation about whom the MPP might nominate to succeed him. We look at that speculation using AI tools.
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Flashback to 🇲🇳 ten years ago. @marissajsmith.bsky.social wrote abt movies, specifically Wolf Totem "being perceived as quaint and naive 'grasslanders,' let alone marauding hordes, compromises #Mongolia ability to pursue int'l relationships" mongoliafocus.com/2015/04/gues...
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Guest Post: Mongols on the International Film Stage | Mongolia Focus
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
With Spring session of #Mongolia parliament under way, recall that @marissajsmith.bsky.social , Bulgan B and I have provided bios of cabinet members following formation of coalition government last summer. mongoliafocus.com/2024/08/oyun... mongoliafocus.com/2024/07/pm-o... #MGLpoli
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More on Oyun-Erdene’s Cabinet | Mongolia Focus
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I am very concerned. Journalists raided, arrested and subjected to overnight interrogation "stated to the media that this was an unexpected detention and they were informed that they were being questioned for illegally acquiring personal information, and breaking national unity."
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Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Dashchoilin Monastery, Ulaanbaatar. On the morning of Tsagaan sar, the prayer desks were moved from one of the ger-shaped temples to the new Maidar (Maitreya) enclosure for the great blessing gatherings of the new year. This is their first Tsagaan sar beneath this huge statue of the future Buddha.
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
From Inside Mongolia: "Authorities (in #Mongolia) launch a full-scale crackdown on online betting [...] They petition #Meta (META) to remove over 100 gambling-related accounts and push to block betting apps from the #Apple App Store and other platforms." insidemongolia.beehiiv.com/p/mongolia-t...
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Please enjoy the recording of our great conference on Cyrillic and other Eurasian scripts, from the 1920s to the 2020s, presented by Franck Billé and the Tang Center for Silk Road Studies at UC Berkeley last month! Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy5e... Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxTs...
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Wait, what, @marissajsmith.bsky.social, a Javkhlan ode to Tsedenbal? Astonishing. youtu.be/STaDDJjWLbU?...
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МУГЖ С.Жавхлан - Буурал даргын нутаг
YouTube video by Javkhlan Samand
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
New post for @mongoliafocus.bsky.social on recent trends in the rehabilitation and memorialization of Tsedenbal (head of #Mongolia, 1952-1984) and his Russian wife Filatova. In recent months, Russian state actors in Mongolia have actively participated. mongoliafocus.com/2025/03/tsed...
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
My overview of the January 2025 demonstrations ( #жагсаал ) in #Mongolia now up on #MongoliaFocus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social at: mongoliafocus.com/2025/01/demo... #MGLPoli
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Mongolia Focus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Once again, protesters in #Mongolia are threatening hunger strikes. ikon.mn/n/3btu For a history of (threats of) political hunger strikes, see @marissajsmith.bsky.social blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/202... #MGLpoli
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ҮЙЛ ЯВДАЛ: Эрх Чөлөөний Эвсэл намын гишүүд Засгийн газар огцрохыг шаардаж, өлсгөлөн зарлана
10:00 цагт Чингэлтэй дүүргийн төвийн хороодод 18:00-21:00 цагаас бусад цагт хог хаяхыг хориглосон тухай Засаг даргын захирамж гарсан. Энэ талаар дэлгэрэнгүй мэдээлэл өгнө.
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ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
In case you needed another reminder that Russia is a racist, xenophobic, assimilationist, colonial empire.
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Andreessen and Horowitz reduce Chinggisid Mongol warfare to "the invention of the stirrup" (and contemporary warfare to drones): youtu.be/g4jWb-0nj44?... (link to timestamp approx. 54:30)
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Trump is About to Change Everything For Tech Startups
YouTube video by a16z
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
What we know about June Parliamentary elections in #Mongolia now on @mongoliafocus.bsky.social . Significantly more seats, a mixed proportional-majoritarian system, and large regional constituencies... blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/202... (w/ @schaumkroenchen.bsky.social and Enkhtsetseg Dagva)
Map of constituencies, 2024 Mongolian elections
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marissajsmith.bsky.social @marissajsmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
Thank you Viktoria Braeuner and @tagesspiegel.de for the invitation to comment on the occasion of President Steinmeier of #Germany's visit to #Mongolia! www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
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