April 20, 2021. The Standing Committee on Legal Affairs ofthe State Great Hural discussed the Constitutional Court’s conclusion No.2 issuedon April 16, 2021.

The Constitutional Court of Mongolia has rendered aconclusion that people, who were elected as President or served as President,running for another term as well as provisions 3.1.2. and 5.4. of the Law onPresidential election are in conflict with the provisions 1.2., 30.2. and 70.1of the Constitution of Mongolia with last amendments made in 2019.

Article 3.1.2. of the law on presidential election reads as‘presidential candidate is a person who is a citizen of Mongolia, who reachedthe age of 50, has a permanent residence in the country for at least the fiveyears prior to the election and registered their candidacy for the President ofMongolia and received candidacy card.

Article 5.4. of the law also states that a citizen ofMongolia, who reached the age of 50, has a permanent residence in the countryfor at least the five years prior to the election and fulfills all otherrequirements set in the Constitution of Mongolia and this law are eligible tobe elected as the President of Mongolia.

As the two provisions mentioned above contradicts thecertain provisions of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court has made adecision to suspend the two provisions in the law on Presidential election.

Following the discussion and debate, majority of theCommittee members agreed to accept the Constitution Court’s conclusion and tointroduce its decision at the plenary session.

The next issue discussed were the first hearings of thedraft laws on Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Copyrights and reviseddraft on Patent law.

April 22, 2021. At the plenary session of the State GreatHural, the first hearings of the draft law on Trademarks and GeographicalIndications, and the revised draft on Patent Law were held and agreed to transferto affiliating Standing Committee for final hearing. Also, it has been agreedto discuss the draft law on Value Added Tax Exemption and Customs Tax Relief,and to transfer to the Standing Committee on Budget. Moreover, the State Great HuralResolution on “Constitution Court’s conclusion No.2” was discussed andratified. The parliament’s approval of the Constitution Court’s conclusionmakes the current and former presidents of the country ineligible to run forpresidency again. 

April 22, 2021. Chairman of the State Great Hural(Parliament) of Mongolia G.Zandanshatar received the Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Mongolia I.K.Azizov. 

April 23, 2021. At the plenary session of the State GreatHural, the final hearings of the draft laws on Value Added Tax Exemption and CustomsTax Relief were reviewed and ratified.

April 23, 2021. Members of State Great Hural (Parliament)Ts.Munkh-Orgil, Ts.Munkhtsetseg, and G.Damdinnyam called a press conference regardingthe Democratic Party's possible signing of a 50,000 USD contract with a USlobbying firm.