Mongolia's president has vetoed a parliamentary resolution to dismiss the prime minister, the official Montsame news agency reports as political turmoil deepens in the resource-rich country.
Last Friday MPs in Ulaanbaatar voted to remove Gombojav Zandanshatar as prime minister, citing among other reasons his appointment of a minister without prior consultation with parliament.
Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Mongolia's president since 2021, found procedural irregularities in the parliament's dismissal vote, including the use of an "incorrect voting formula," Montsame reported, citing a statement made by his chief of staff on Friday.
The presidential veto is now subject to review under the relevant statutory framework, the state-owned news agency said.
Politics in the landlocked country situated bet