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The land-locked nation, which is sandwiched between autocratic Russia and China, was recently dubbed...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eMongolians head to the polls on Wednesday in parliamentary and local elections, amid a sluggish economy and political disillusionment. The land-locked nation, which is sandwiched between autocratic Russia and China, was recently dubbed \"an oasis of democracy\" by US Secretary of State, John Kerry. Its abundant resources have lured foreign investors like Rio Tinto, but slumping commodities prices and policy uncertainty have dampened sentiment, with growth plunging from 17.5 percent in 2011, to just 2.3 percent last year.The incumbent Democratic Party has been accused of stalling the resolution of the country's biggest mining project, Oyu Tolgoi, a copper and gold mine the size of Manhattan near China's border. A dispute between Rio – which owns 34 percent of the mine – and the government over royalties and taxes was overcome last year. In May, Rio approved the 5.3 billion US dollar financing deal to expand the project below ground, a timely breakthrough for incumbent Prime Minister, Chimed Saikhanbileg. Of the 12 parties participating, the DP's most significant opposition is in the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), which led the country during the mining boom and has strong support in the countryside. With unemployment now at 7.5 percent and roughly one in five Mongolians living in poverty, both parties are promising more jobs.The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) is the third-largest party. Talks of a coalition between the MPP and MPRP fell through earlier this year. Recent changes to the election law have shifted Mongolia from a hybrid system of direct and proportional elections, to a fully direct, first-past-the-post system, clearing the way for the DP and MPP to dominate. The quota for female candidates was also reduced, from 30 to 20 percent. The International Republican Institute, which works with political parties, government institutions and civil society organisations in Mongolia, does not expect either party to secure an overwhelming majority. Disillusionment meanwhile is widespread among young voters, whose turnout has steadily declined in recent years. In its latest National Human Development Report, the United Nations Development Programme in Mongolia found that only around 45 percent of Mongolians aged 18-34 years old have voted in recent elections, compared to an overall turnout of 65 percent in 2012. Scepticism grew after the DP recently offered citizens 300,000 tugriks (155 US dollars) to sell 30 percent of their promised shares in the state-owned coal mine, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi. So far 1.2 million of 1.65 million shareholders have applied to sell their shares to the government. \"I think it's illegal to tell you the truth,\" Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party told AP.Despite its many challenges, Mongolia remains one of the few functioning democracies in Central Asia, after the country's transition from communism began in 1990. And while the upcoming elections are already controversial, Mongolia is now sharing lessons in democracy with other Asian countries, such as Myanmar – a testament to its progress over a quarter of a century. Mongolians head to the polls on Wednesday in parliamentary and local elections, amid a sluggish economy and political disillusionment. The land-locked nation, which is sandwiched between autocratic Russia and China, was recently dubbed \"an oasis of democracy\" by US Secretary of State, John Kerry. Its abundant resources have lured foreign investors like Rio Tinto, but slumping commodities prices and policy uncertainty have dampened sentiment, with growth plunging from 17.5 percent in 2011, to just 2.3 percent last year.The incumbent Democratic Party has been accused of stalling the resolution of the country's biggest mining project, Oyu Tolgoi, a copper and gold mine the size of Manhattan near China's border. A dispute between Rio – which owns 34 percent of the mine – and the government over royalties and taxes was overcome last year. In May, Rio approved the 5.3 billion US dollar financing deal to expand the project below ground, a timely breakthrough for incumbent Prime Minister, Chimed Saikhanbileg. Of the 12 parties participating, the DP's most significant opposition is in the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), which led the country during the mining boom and has strong support in the countryside. With unemployment now at 7.5 percent and roughly one in five Mongolians living in poverty, both parties are promising more jobs.The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) is the third-largest party. Talks of a coalition between the MPP and MPRP fell through earlier this year. Recent changes to the election law have shifted Mongolia from a hybrid system of direct and proportional elections, to a fully direct, first-past-the-post system, clearing the way for the DP and MPP to dominate. The quota for female candidates was also reduced, from 30 to 20 percent. The International Republican Institute, which works with political parties, government institutions and civil society organisations in Mongolia, does not expect either party to secure an overwhelming majority. Disillusionment meanwhile is widespread among young voters, whose turnout has steadily declined in recent years. In its latest National Human Development Report, the United Nations Development Programme in Mongolia found that only around 45 percent of Mongolians aged 18-34 years old have voted in recent elections, compared to an overall turnout of 65 percent in 2012. Scepticism grew after the DP recently offered citizens 300,000 tugriks (155 US dollars) to sell 30 percent of their promised shares in the state-owned coal mine, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi. So far 1.2 million of 1.65 million shareholders have applied to sell their shares to the government. \"I think it's illegal to tell you the truth,\" Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party told AP.Despite its many challenges, Mongolia remains one of the few functioning democracies in Central Asia, after the country's transition from communism began in 1990. And while the upcoming elections are already controversial, Mongolia is now sharing lessons in democracy with other Asian countries, such as Myanmar – a testament to its progress over a quarter of a century. Ulaanbaatar – 23 June 20161. Exterior of the parliament building2. Close-up Mongolian flag3. Young people walking down street4. Amgalan Sukh-Ochir and girlfriend in Chinggis Square5. SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Amgalan Sukh-Ochir, local resident:  ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++\"In the last elections, I voted for the Democratic Party, but this year I am not that keen to vote. The reason is that in the last elections when the DP made all these great promises for prospering, I decided to support them, but look where we are now. I don't think they've achieved much. \"6. Families in square 7. Young people on bikes8. Woman walking down street9. Street cleaner outside Louis Vuitton designer shop10. City skyline, broken fence in foreground11. Young girl emerging from shack 12. Young boy collecting water from pipe 13. Election billboards outside temple, overlooking city14. Close-up election billboard with candidate in mining hat15. Car campaigning, billboards Ulaanbaatar – 16 June 201616. Ashleigh Whelan, Country Director (Mongolia), International Republican Institute talking17. Close-up Whelan talking 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashleigh Whelan, Country Director (Mongolia), International Republican Institute:\"The recent changes to the election law have shifted Mongolia from a hybrid system where there were some seats that were allocated for direct elections and then some seats that were allocated for proportional elections to a completely direct election system.\"19. International Republican Institute sign 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashleigh Whelan, Country Director (Mongolia), International Republican Institute:\"With the shift that Mongolia has undertaken in terms of going back to a fully majoritarian system, in political science terms what they've done is they have closed some space for smaller political parties, as majoritarian systems do tend to benefit two main political parties or political forces.\" Ulaanbaatar – 24 June 201621. Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Secretary, Mongolian People's Party at work on a computer22. Close-up Khurelbaatar's face23. SOUNDBITE (English) Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Secretary, Mongolian People's Party:\"Four years before the country was number two in the world in terms of economic growth at 17.5 percent. Right now we're number two in the world behind Zimbabwe in terms of our debt to GDP percentage. So this is definitely an issue for us. People are fearful that it can affect our integrity, the independence of the country.\"24. Khurelbaatar typing 25. SOUNDBITE (English) Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Secretary, Mongolian People's Party:\"I think it's illegal |(incumbent Democratic Party recently offering citizens 300,000 tugriks (155 US dollars) to sell 30 percent of their promised shares in the state-owned coal mine, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi), to tell you the truth, I mean this is right before elections, this is it seems to all political parties that they're actually trying to buy off votes.\"Ulaanbaatar – 23 June 201626. 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