Ukhnaa Khurelsukh (C), presidential candidate from the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP), prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station during the Mongolian presidential election in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, June 9, 2021. Khurelsukh won Wednesday's presidential election, the country's General Election Commission (GEC) said Thursday. (Xinhua)
ULAN BATOR, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's presidential candidate from the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) Ukhnaa Khurelsukh won Wednesday's presidential election, the country's General Election Commission (GEC) said Thursday.
"A total of 1,216,246 people cast their votes in the election, or 59.35 percent of all eligible voters. The candidate from the MPP, Khurelsukh, obtained 67.76 percent of the votes," Purevee Delgernaran, head of the GEC, said at a press conference.
The official noted that all paper ballots of the election were counted by hand to avoid any disputes related to ballot counting machines.
Mongolia, with a population of around 3.3 million, has held eight presidential elections since 1993. Among them, the first presidential election had the highest voter turnout at 92.70 percent, while this year's election had the lowest voter turnout rate.
However, Khurelsukh won the highest percent of votes in the history of the country's presidential elections. Enditem
