Electoral system for the president

Constitution of Mongolia

II. THE PRESIDENT OF MONGOLIA

Article 31

1. Presidential elections shall be conducted in two stages.

2. Political parties which have obtained seats in the State Ikh Hural shall nominate individually or collectively Presidential candidates, one candidate per party or coalition of parties.

3. At the primary stage of the elections citizens of Mongolia eligible to vote shall participate in electing the President on the basis of universal, free direct suffrage by secret ballot.

4. The State Ikh Hural shall consider the candidate who has obtained a majority of all votes cast in the first voting as elected, the President and shall pass a law recognizing his/her mandate.

5. If none of the candidates obtains a majority vote in the first round, second voting shall take place involving the two candidates who obtains the largest number of votes in the first round. The candidate who a law recognizing his/her mandate shall be passed by the State Ikh Hural.

6. If neither of the candidates wins in the second ballot, Presidential elections shall be held anew.

7. The President can be re-elected only once.

8. The President shall not be a member of the State Ikh Hural or the Government and shall not concurrently hold the post of the Prime Minister or any other posts and pursue any occupation not relating to his duties assigned by law. If the President holds another office or a post he/she shall be relieved of it from the date on which he/she takes an oath.