ULAN BATOR, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia on Monday officially launched the campaign for the country's regular parliamentary elections.
Mongolia, with a population of 3.5 million, has set June 28 as the date for its next elections of the State Great Khural, the country's unicameral parliament.
The Asian country's General Election Commission has registered 1,294 candidates from 19 political parties and two coalitions, as well as 42 independents, for the parliamentary elections and issued candidacy cards to them on Monday.
According to the law on the elections of the State Great Khural, the election campaign will be halted 24 hours before polling day.
A total of 2,238,360 Mongolian citizens are expected to cast their votes on polling day.
In May 2023, the parliament passed amendments to increase the number of legislators from 76 to 126 in the country's constitution.
Additionally, parliament members will be elected using a mixed electoral system, in which 78 members will be elected by majority representation and 48 by proportional representation. ■
