Mongolian Teachers Strike Over Pay, Testing Government’s Fiscal Limits

Mongolia’s budget fight has turned into a duel between economic sense and political survival. After the court reinstated Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar following an unconstitutional no-confidence vote, lawmakers reopened debate on sweeping salary and pension hikes that could push public finances to the edge.

Teachers are on strike at the main square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (unuudur.mn)

Parliament is racing through the 2026 budget, which must clear five rounds by November 15. Family, Labor and Social Protection Minister Aubakir says the proposed raises alone will cost ₮830 billion (~$231 million) now missing from state coffers.

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