This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8065608.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Mongolia holds presidential vote | |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| People in Mongolia have voted in a presidential election dominated by the issue of distributing the country's vast mineral wealth. | |
| Exit polls are banned but a close contest is predicted between President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and opposition leader Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. | |
| Official results are not expected until early on Monday. | |
| Last year, five people died and hundreds were hurt in protests over alleged fraud in general elections. | |
| President Enkhbayar of the former Communist Party campaigned on law and order. | |
| Mr Elbegdorj of the Democratic Party pledged to fight corruption and reform control of Mongolia's natural resources. | |
| 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. | 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. |