President of Mongolia

The President of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч, Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch) is the Executive Head of state of Mongolia.

Election :

The president is elected by the citizens of Mongolia. Political parties with representation in the State Great Khural nominate candidates. The president serves a non-repeatable four-year term. The president can be removed from office if two-thirds of the Khural find him guilty of abusing his powers or violating his oath. Before inauguration, however, the president-elect must suspend their membership of any political party.

Powers of President :

• Nominating a candidate for the office of Prime Minister, who is then approved or rejected by the State Great Khural (parliament). This is a ceremonial responsibility, as the Khural will most likely reject any nominee who is not its own choice – in effect, the prime minister is appointed by the Khural.
• Vetoing the Khural’s legislation (can be overridden with a two-thirds majority)
• Approving judicial appointments
• Appointing the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Mongolia
• Chairing the National Security Council of Mongolia
• Acting as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
• Nominates the prosecutor general, the official in charge of implementing the laws, who is then approved or rejected by the Khural.
• Provides guidelines for the activities of the Government.