[BREAKING: Saikhanbileg elected PM, has 14 days to submit cabinet]

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Friday, November 21, 2014

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Mongolia Parliament Elects Saikhanbileg as PM Despite Opposition Boycott

November 21 (Cover Mongolia) 42 out of 44 attending today’s State Great Khural (SGK) plenary session voted for Saikhanbileg Chimed, the acting cabinet secretary, as 28^th Prime Minister of Mongolia. Constitutionally, he has 14 days to submit his nominations for cabinet members. MPP members, who had previously rejected Saikhanbileg’s nomination, did not attend the voting.

Cover Mongolia will have better coverage on Monday’s newswire.