Kurultai

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Kurultai
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Muharrem Toglayev, GRI
First Vice-President
Batu Ganbat, DMN
Second Vice-President
Namgyal Dorje, GSG
Structure
Seats100
Korla Kurultai.svg
Political groups
Government
  DMN: 29 seats
  TAN: 5 seats
Support
  GRI: 9 seats
  ZIP: 6 seats
  GSG: 4 seats
Opposition
  MN: 7 seats
  KB: 4 seats
  CCP: 2 seats
Ex-officio
  Clans: 33 seats
  Bogd Gegeen: 1 seat
Elections
Party-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies
First election
2020
Last election
2022
Next election
2024
Website
kurultai.ml (planned)

The Kurultai (literally "gathering") is a traditional Mongol legislative format which is today the unicameral legislature of the Mongol Uls. Composed of 100 members, the modern Kurultai serves to pass legislation and provide confidence to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The 4th and incumbent Kurultai is the Korla Kurultai.

Composition

The Kurultai is composed of 100 members. 66 are elected by party-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies. 33 represent the Mongol Clans, while the Bogd Gegeen holds a seat ex-officio.

Constituencies

Constituency Seats
Mongolia 30
Gurkaniyan 16
Kharkorin 7
Uyghur Community 5
Tibetan Community 4
Chinese Community 2
Mongol Community 2
Total 66

Conventions of the Kurultai

A Kurultai was traditionally convened for matters of great importance and magnitude, such as the election of a Khan. Today, a Kurultai is convened every two years, immediately after national elections. A Kurultai is named after the location in which it is convened; for example, the Hovd Kurultai was convened in the city of Hovd. Thus far, four all-Mongol conventions of the Kurultai have been held (other, non-"ecumenical" Kurultai conventions have been held, for example in the Golden Horde.

Kurultai Period Notes
Onon River Kurultai 1206 – 1206 Elected Temüjin as Chinggis Khan
Urga Hills Kurultai 1911 – 1919 Elected A. L. C. D. Vanchüg as the Bogd Khan
Hovd Kurultai 2020 – 2022 First Kurultai of the modern Mongol Uls
Korla Kurultai 2022 – Present First Kurultai convened outside Mongolia