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| Mongolians vote for new president | Mongolians vote for new president |
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| Voters in Mongolia are electing a new president, a year after vote-rigging claims in parliamentary polls triggered deadly riots in the country. | Voters in Mongolia are electing a new president, a year after vote-rigging claims in parliamentary polls triggered deadly riots in the country. |
| Current President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of the former Communist party is being challenged by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the main opposition Democratic Party. | Current President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of the former Communist party is being challenged by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the main opposition Democratic Party. |
| Polls opened at 2300 GMT on Saturday are due to close at 1400 GMT on Sunday. | Polls opened at 2300 GMT on Saturday are due to close at 1400 GMT on Sunday. |
| One of the main election issues has been the distribution of income from Mongolia's vast mineral resources. | One of the main election issues has been the distribution of income from Mongolia's vast mineral resources. |
| Last year, five people died and hundreds were hurt in protests over alleged fraud in the general elections. | Last year, five people died and hundreds were hurt in protests over alleged fraud in the general elections. |
| In 1990, Mongolia abandoned its 70-year-old Soviet-style one-party state and embraced political and economic reforms. | In 1990, Mongolia abandoned its 70-year-old Soviet-style one-party state and embraced political and economic reforms. |
| Democracy and privatisation were enshrined in a new constitution, but the collapse of the economy after the withdrawal of Soviet support triggered widespread poverty and unemployment in the sparsely-populated landlocked country. |