Mongolian president-elect sworn in

ULAN BATOR, June 25– Mongolia’s newly elected President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh took the oath of office at the State House here on Friday. Khurelsukh, who won a landslide victory in the regular presidential election held on June 9, will serve a single six-year term instead of the previous renewable four-year term, according to a new constitutional amendment.

ULAN BATOR, June 25 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s newly elected President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh took the oath of office at the State House here on Friday.

Khurelsukh, who won a landslide victory in the regular presidential election held on June 9, will serve a single six-year term instead of the previous renewable four-year term, according to a new constitutional amendment.

The 53-year-old is a former prime minister and former chairman of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Enditem