Episode 10: Prime Minister Zandanshatar’s 100 Days in Office
In our 10th episode of The Great State Mural: Mongolia Portrayed, we will discuss the 100 days of Zandanshatar Gombojov in office as the Prime Minister of Mongolia.
This month marked the first 100 days of Mongolia’s new Prime Minister, Zandanshatar Gombojav, who stepped in after Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Zandanshatar entered office promising both continuity and urgent fixes to the economy, as he promised cuts to government spending. He worked to rally public support and steady the economy—but just 100 days in, his legitimacy came under fire.
After losing the Mongolian People's Party chairmanship vote, cracks have begun to show within the ruling party itself. In this episode, we unpack Zandanshatar’s lackluster start to his premiership, the internal cracks of the MPP, and what his shaky footing means for Mongolia’s political future.
Three Universals “The Hundred Days of Zandanshatar”:
100 days of stagnation
100 days of cuts
100 days of no confidence
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Hosts: Anand, Dolgion, Julian
Date Recorded: Sept 30 2025
Date Released: Oct 1 2025
Keywords: cabinet | Zandanshatar | policy
Show notes:
Anand’s article for The Diplomat on Speaker Amarbayasgalan’s ambitions
2022 protests around “coal theft”, Mongolia Focus blog post
Errata:
At min. 23 Julian refers to Enkhbayar as “frm president Enkhbayar”, but Anand and Dolgion have been talking about “tall Enkhbayar”, B Enkhbayar, newly appointed Min of Justice.