Mongolian President is elected for a term of four years. Since this Asian country - semi-presidential system, the head of state is not the sole executor of power, although commands the army and has the right to put a veto on laws passed by Parliament. Mongolian President was elected by the people for the first time in 1990. Today, this country is led by Tsahiagiin Elbegdorj. He - the fourth President of Mongolia.
Biography
By nationality, the current head of state zakhchin. He was born in March of 1963. The youngest of the eight sons of the shepherd, Elbegdorj graduated from high school, and then waiting for the call worked for a year in the mining plant in the town of Erdenet. For a year of service in the army the young man managed to write and publish a few poems in one of the main military newspaper, so, demobilized, was assigned to study at the Higher Military School in Lviv. Here he studied, having received at the end a diploma of a military journalist.
Political activity
While studying in the Soviet Union, the future president of Mongolia was encouraged by the policy that was carried out there. Returning home, he was already a recognized journalist, began to actively promote the idea of perestroika and glasnost. And in 1989 in Ulan Bator in front of the Youth Palace hosted the first meeting in support of the ideas of democracy, where Elbegdorj announced that creates the Mongolian Democratic Union. For several months, activists of the movement continued to organize meetings and gatherings, they starved and went on strike. Elbegdorj was growing support for ideas not only in the capital, but also among the population of distant villages. Politburo of the MPRP, which by that time consisted mainly of only the elderly politicians, unable to cope with the situation, has entered into negotiations with the leaders of the democratic movement.
In business and media
That is the current President of Mongolia Elbegdorj Tsakhia, whose biography is closely related to journalism, founded the country's first independent newspaper, entitled "Democracy". In 1990, he became its editor in chief. For the great work on the establishment of freedom of the press in his own country, he received the "Star of press freedom." Elbegdorj is also the founder of the Association of Entrepreneurs, which has helped in the process of the privatization livestock herders as well as the return of property previously lost during the collectivization. Elbegdorj took part in the creation of independent television station Eagle TV, which in 1994 became the first of its kind in the country.
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From 1990 to 2000, three years Elbegdorj was elected deputy of the Great Hural. He was actively involved in the preparation and drawing up a new constitution, which guaranteed human rights and commitment to democracy and market economy principles. As chairman of the state commission for the rehabilitation of the future President of Mongolia initiated the apology at the state level to the victims and families of people who had been repressed or killed during the MPRP. He played a key role in making highly relevant at the time "of the Rehabilitation Act." After the victory of the Democratic coalition in the elections in 1996. Elbegdorj headed the parliamentary majority, and from 1996 to 1998 years was a vice-speaker.
In April of 1998 he became the youngest prime minister in the history of Mongolia. But soon his reputation was undermined. The reason was the sale of the state, "Bank of Reconstruction" private capital - "Golomt Bank." As a result, just two months after taking office, Prime Minister Elbegdorj completely lost the support of the Great Hural. However, he is not resigned, because the new government could not form immediately. Elbegdorj remain as prime minister until the end of the year, but all the time, then-President of Mongolia imposed on almost all the proposals of his party's veto. In 2009, the election Elbegdorj won 51.24 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent president.
In 2014, in Moscow, he visited the President of Mongolia. Photos of the two presidents instantly spread all over the world. And a few months later, the head of Russia went on a return visit to Mongolia. Elbegdorj was able to legislate in the country freedom of the press and demonstrations. During his leadership all the newspapers, television and radio stations have been transformed into independent organizations with minimal government control.