After the ousting, Mr. Enkhbold addressed, “the Parliament has ratified the bill in its full power and I am retiring from my position in accordance with the law. I believe this is a gray day in the history of the Parliament of Mongolia. I hope no other Speaker would be ousted in the same manner.”

Other MPs, namely Erdene Sodnomzundui and Munkh-Orgil Tsend, also expressed the necessity to annul the amendments to the Law on the Procedures of Parliamentary Plenary Session that allows the majority of MPs to oust the Parliament Speaker. Mr. Munkh-Orgil remarked, “Dismissal of a single authority will not brighten the situation. It is important for the people that requested to oust the Speaker shall revoke the bill.”

Accordingly, the Parliament has to appoint the next Speaker before moving onto other items on the order list, including the ousting of Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports Tsogzolmaa Tsedenbal, and the recently appointed Minister of Road and Transport Development Sodbaatar Yangug. Another key item is the bill on Minerals, which will extend the 2.5 percent gold royalty for three years. The bill was retracted by the Mongolian People’s Party caucus last week as the Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry Sumiyabazar Dolgorsuren was on a working visit abroad and a certain change had to be made on schedules.

As the last speech as the Parliament Speaker, Mr. Enkhbold stressed “Aside from the last two months, I am confident that the Parliament performed well under my leadership. We took the office in times of depression. We focused on grave issues the country was facing. I understand that the public is upset because of the difficult living environment. But I want to address the organizers of public demonstrations. You have shown us that you can discard all the misconducts of the last two decades on one person. I worry about the potential establishment of control and oppression in the Mongolian Government. I am saying this in this chamber deliberately and responsibly. May the State stay strong and may virtue be heavy.”