Deputy PM Uchral Elected Chairman of MPP After PM and ex-Speaker Step Back
- Amar Adiya
- Nov 17, 2025
- 3 min read
Nyam-Osoryn Uchral has been elected chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) after a bruising power struggle forced Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar and former Speaker Dashzegviin Amarbayasgalan to withdraw from the race.
Their exits cleared the way for a managed succession that disguises deep factional wounds and subtly rearranges Mongolia’s political map.
More than 2,200 delegates endorsed First Deputy PM Uchral at the MPP congress on November 15.
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