Expedited Steps Toward New Government
July 4 (Julian Dierkes, University of BC) Contrary to the pattern from previous elections when the various steps following the polls came rather slowly, it appears that the DP is now eager to move ahead much faster.
With run-off elections scheduled for this Sunday, the final results for the election could come as early as this weekend.
The DP then seems to be eager to dissolve parliament and swear in a new parliament before Naadam.
DP leaders also gave a press conference to announce that the DP would be forming a government under party leader Altankhuyag as prime minister. (Mogi: actually they did not TECHNICALLY say Altankhuyag will be PM, but rather said according DP rules, the party leader should also be the PM, which TECHNICALLY rule out the possibility of change of party leader, but of course, this would be very unlikely now, window of opportunity was before election campaigns)They did not specify which party they would be forming a coalition with to reach the necessary 39 votes in the Ikh Khural to vote in a prime minister.
While a DP + MPP coalition seems the most natural given their collaboration in the past and the solid majority that they would command jointly, there are persistent rumours of DP discussions with the MPRP. In all likelihood President Elbegdorj would be opposed to that because some DP voters would surely not take kindly to such a coalition and might have this in mind as they cast their votes in next year's presidential election. Also, Enkhbayar is very likely to be a candidate for president (again) for the MPRP.
Whatever coalition emerges, if it is under the DP's leadership, this would be the first time that the DP would hold the top three offices in the country (president, prime minister, chairman of the Ikh Khural) and would also control the Ulaanbaatar city council at the same time.
The negotiations over various coalitions will surely involve many personal dynamics and ties, though the DP announcement seems to pre-empt the emergence of an alternative DP candidate for prime minister, a move that Battulga and Z Enkhbold had both rumoured to be planning.
With run-off elections scheduled for this Sunday, the final results for the election could come as early as this weekend.
The DP then seems to be eager to dissolve parliament and swear in a new parliament before Naadam.
DP leaders also gave a press conference to announce that the DP would be forming a government under party leader Altankhuyag as prime minister. (Mogi: actually they did not TECHNICALLY say Altankhuyag will be PM, but rather said according DP rules, the party leader should also be the PM, which TECHNICALLY rule out the possibility of change of party leader, but of course, this would be very unlikely now, window of opportunity was before election campaigns)They did not specify which party they would be forming a coalition with to reach the necessary 39 votes in the Ikh Khural to vote in a prime minister.
While a DP + MPP coalition seems the most natural given their collaboration in the past and the solid majority that they would command jointly, there are persistent rumours of DP discussions with the MPRP. In all likelihood President Elbegdorj would be opposed to that because some DP voters would surely not take kindly to such a coalition and might have this in mind as they cast their votes in next year's presidential election. Also, Enkhbayar is very likely to be a candidate for president (again) for the MPRP.
Whatever coalition emerges, if it is under the DP's leadership, this would be the first time that the DP would hold the top three offices in the country (president, prime minister, chairman of the Ikh Khural) and would also control the Ulaanbaatar city council at the same time.
The negotiations over various coalitions will surely involve many personal dynamics and ties, though the DP announcement seems to pre-empt the emergence of an alternative DP candidate for prime minister, a move that Battulga and Z Enkhbold had both rumoured to be planning.
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