However, in order to save MNT 10 billion budget, the Cabinet had made specifications in the revision that the date of a referendum can be fixed 21 days prior to an election day so as to conduct the referendum with the June 26 Presidential election.

During the plenary session, Parliament Members expressed opposing stances to holding the referendum with the Presidential election, and the Parliament voted to postpone the referendum by 87.8 percent. Moreover, suggestions were made on conducting a public symposium before the referendum, and the Parliament agreed on holding the symposium from July 5 to September 10.

As such, the revised Law on Referendum was passed at its first reading.

On June 2, the Parliament also discussed and adopted a Resolution on ‘Ensuring sovereignty and participation of the people of Mongolia on Amendment of the Constitution’.

The resolution reflects that a draft document on the constitutional amendment, formulated by a designated working group following the 1st Deliberative Polling session of April 29-30, will be discussed by the public from June 5 to August 10; and the draft amendment to the Constitution will be publicized.
Kh.Aminaa