President of Mongolia

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The president of Mongolia is the executive head of state of Mongolia and commander-in-chief of the Mongolian Armed Forces. The president also chairs the National Security Council, a consultative body to the president on the matters of national security. After the 1990 Democratic Revolution and the country's first free and fair elections, the office of the President of the Mongolian People's Republic (MPR) was established in September 1990 with Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat as its inaugural holder. Later on 12 February 1992, following the adoption of a new constitution, the post was superseded by its modern form. Ochirbat remained as inaugural president until he was democratically elected into the office in 1993, becoming the first democratic head of state of Mongolia. According to the Constitution of Mongolia, the president is elected to a single six-year term by direct popular vote in a two-round system. Prior to the 2019 constitutional amendments, which took effect in May 2020, the presidential...

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