2022 Kurultai convention
Korla Kurultai | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
President | Muharrem Toglayev, GRI |
First Vice-President | Batu Ganbat, DMN |
Second Vice-President | Namgyal Dorje, GSG |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Government (34): DMN: 29 seats TAN: 5 seats Support (19): GRI: 9 seats ZIP: 6 seats GSG: 4 seats Opposition (13): MN: 7 seats KB: 4 seats CCP: 2 seats Ex-officio (34): Clans: 33 seats Bogd Gegeen: 1 seat
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies | |
| Website | |
| korla2022 | |
In 2022, a Kurultai was convened in the city of Korla to serve as the legislature of the Mongol Uls. 33 representatives of clans were summoned, while 66 members were popularly elected.
Election
Mongolia
The Greater Mongolia Movement increased both its vote share and seat count, winning in a landslide for the second time.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Mongolia Movement | 6,880,201 | 70.0 | 22 | +3 | |
| Uniting Mongolia | 2,098,550 | 21.3 | 6 | New | |
| Central Asian People's Party | 807,324 | 8.2 | 2 | +1 | |
| Others | 86,876 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,872,951 | 100% | 30 | 0 | |
| Eligible voters and turnout | 18,521,872 | 53.3% | |||
Gurkaniyan
Elections in Gurkaniyan are not considered to be free and fair, as only married Muslim men over the age of 40 ("electors") are fully enfranchised. The votes of a Muslim woman over the age of 40 or a Muslim man under the age of 40 are counted for 1/2 of that of an elector. Non-Muslims, meanwhile, vote in a separate process for the single "minorities" seat, which was won by a member of the Central Asian People's Party contesting as an independent.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkani Clerical Alliance | 3,278,553 | 42.8 | 9 | -2 | |
| Islamic Modernist Party | 4,383,290 | 57.2 | 6 | +2 | |
| Designated Minorities | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,661,843† | 100% | 16 | 0 | |
| Eligible voters and turnout | 16,223,908 | 47.2% | |||
†The total number of votes cast; the adjusted number of votes tallied was 5,228,609.5
Kharkorin City
The seat count results exactly repeated those of the previous election, if Uniting Mongolia is considered the de facto successor of Mongolia Rise.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Mongolia Movement | 759,821 | 64.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Uniting Mongolia | 202,087 | 17.1 | 1 | New | |
| Central Asian People's Party | 200,828 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 19,665 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,182,401 | 100% | 7 | 0 | |
| Eligible voters and turnout | 1,381,966 | 85.6% | |||
Uyghur Community
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kok Bayraq | 2,261,454 | 73.6 | 4 | +1 | |
| Central Asian People's Party | 811,606 | 26.4 | 1 | -1 | |
| Others | 304 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,073,364 | 100% | 5 | 0 | |
| Eligible voters and turnout | 3,999,312 | 76.8% | |||
Tibetan Community
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangs Seng Ge | 1,313,921 | 93.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Others | 94,680 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,408,601 | 100% | 4 | 0 | |
| Eligible voters and turnout | 3,191,688 | 44.1% | |||
Chinese Community
2 members from the Chinese Communist Party were elected by block voting. The election was not considered free and fair.
Mongol Community
2 members from the Greater Mongolia Movement were elected by acclamation.
Events
First Day
Most Kurultai participants arrived in Korla on July 10th or 11th. Members were sworn in by the Bogd Gegeen in an hour-long session from 12:00 to 13:00 on July 11th. After the initial swearing-in, members for the party Uniting Mongolia left, claiming the Kurultai was illegitimate as it was not held in Mongolia.
Second Day
On the second day (July 12th), three sporting events were held: Mongolian wrestling, horse racing, and archery. The men's and women's wrestling events were won by the Ulan Bator and Khovd teams, respectively, while Samarqand and Ürümqi won the men's and women's horse racing events, respectively, and Lhasa and Kharkorin won men's and women's archery, respectively. The host team of Korla did not win any events. The sporting events were attended by foreign dignitaries, including India's Narendra Modi and Japan's Fumio Kishida. After the games, the foreign dignitaries met with the Bogd Gegeen.
Third Day
The third day, July 13th, was dedicated to coalition formation. The Greater Mongolia Movement, having won the most seats, negotiated with other parties to win support for a renewal of its incumbent coalition with the Central Asian People's Party. At the end of the day, Muharrem Toglayev of the Gurkani Clerical Association was elected as the President of the Kurultai, with Batu Ganbat of the Greater Mongolia Movement and Namgyal Dorje of the Gangs Seng Ge as his deputies, while a tentative Greater Mongolia Movement-led coalition was announced.
Aftermath
After the traditional 3-day meeting in Korla, Kurultai members returned to Kharkorin. On July 22nd, the incumbent cabinet was given a vote of confidence, and the two-year term of the Kurultai began.