The Metropolitan Prosecuting Authority has decided that the two cases concerning former President N.Enkhbayar that were forwarded to them by the Anti-Corruption Authority do not involve any criminal act. Citizen Sh.Batbayar made two complaints to the Authority in August and after a preliminary probe the inspection department there transferred the cases to prosecutors for further investigation. Now they have absolved Enkhbayar of any wrongdoing.

Mongolia's parliament on Thursday confirmed one of the country's wealthiest men as the new prime minister of the impoverished but resource-rich nation.

Su. Batbold received the Prime Minister’s seal of office on Thursday afternoon after Parliament had accepted the President’s proposal to confirm him in the post vacated by S.Bayar. Earlier President Elebgdorj had received notification of Batbold’s nomination by the MPRP plenum yesterday. 

The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party's (MPRP) Leading Council on Wednesday nominated Sukhbaataryn Batbold, the current foreign minister of Mongolia, as the new prime minister.

S. Bayar came into the Hall of Parliament on Wednesday afternoon through the special door meant for the Prime Minister but left the meeting, after it had accepted his resignation, through the door used by all MPs, quipping to journalists, “I’m still an MP.” MPs nominated First Deputy Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag as acting Prime Minister until a successor to Bayar was chosen.