MONGOLIA - PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 28 June 2024 - ODIHR NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT

In addition, ODIHR NAM interlocutors highlighted the need for observation and assessment of the newly amended election-related legislation and the revised electoral system, the conduct of the election campaign and its coverage in the media, and the campaign oversight of traditional and online media, as well as of the contestants’ activities, including the finances used during the election campaign. [...] 6 In paragraph 25 of the 1999 OSCE Istanbul Document, OSCE participating States committed themselves “to follow up promptly the ODIHR’s election assessment and recommendations.” 7 The legal framework also includes the Law on Anti-Corruption, the laws governing the judicial system and the functioning of the national broadcaster, and supplementary regulations and decisions of the General Election Co. [...] The number of districts was reduced from 29 to 13, and the resolution does not disclose the detailed criteria for determining the division.11 While the representatives of Parliament informed the ODIHR NAM of efforts to equalize the number of voters required to elect each MP, a number of ODIHR NAM interlocutors pointed to the significant discrepancies.12 Voter turnout must be at least 50 per cent i. [...] Complaints or appeals on all other GEC decisions and election-related decisions of other state authorities are heard by the Administrative Court of Appeals in the first instance and the Supreme Court in the second and final instance.42 The Administrative Court of Appeals is not obliged to consider the appeals under an expedited procedure; the Law on Procedure of the Administrative Court provides a. [...] In addition, ODIHR NAM interlocutors highlighted the need for observation and assessment of the newly amended election-related legislation and the revised electoral system, the conduct of the election campaign and its coverage in the media, and the campaign oversight of traditional and online media, as well as of the contestants’ activities, including the finances used during the election campaign.