2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis

2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis
2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis
Part of aftermath of the 2018–2019 Mongolian protests
	Khaltmaagiin Battulga (left), Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh (right)
Date	27 March 2019 – 14 November 2019 (33 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Mongolia
Caused by	2018 major corruption scandal and subsequent popular protests; Anti-corruption initiatives by Battulga and Khurelsukh;
Resulted in	Constitutional amendments, strengthening the powers of the Prime Minister, were passed; Presidential term shortened to a single 6-year term;
Parties
Political parties: Democratic Party; National Labour Party;	President of Mongolia National Security Council of Mongolia; ; Political parties: Mongolian People's Party (Khurelsukh supporters);
Lead figures
	Sodnomzunduin Erdene; President Khaltmaagiin Battulga; Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh; Speaker Gombojavyn Zandanshatar;

The 2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis refers to legislation that has been criticized as threatening Mongolia's democracy by undermining its constitutional separation of powers. Though there is no consensus on the exact date the crisis began, many point to 27 March 2019, when the State Great Khural adopted an unprecedented law empowering the National Security Council of Mongolia, a non-constitutional body to the President of Mongolia, to recommend the dismissal of judges, prosecutors, and the head of the Anti-Corruption agency.