The contemporary political history of Mongolia

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Mongolia elects a president on 18 May, 1997: Seen as backlash to government’s market reforms
Associated Press, 19 May, 1997. N. Bagabandi, chairman of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, wins presidential election in high turnout.
Election may return hardliners to power
The Straits Times, 3 July 2000. Many voters say they are turning back to the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party because life was apparently better under communism.
Girl Power puts spice into Mongolia poll
The Straits Times, 3 July 2000. The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) added gloss to its campaign for yesterday’s parliamentary election by enlisting the help of the Spice Girls of the steppes.
Former communists sweep Mongolia local elections
Reuters, 2 October 2000. Mongolia’s former communist rulers won a landslide victory in local elections, two months after they swept back to power in parliamentary polls. Prime Minister Nambariin Enkhbayar, leader of the MPRP, hailed the victory as a ringing endorsement of his new government’s policies.
Mongolia’s ex-communists re-elected
BBC News, 21 May 2001. Mongolia’s incumbent president has been re-elected, giving his former Communist party almost total control of the government, according to early election results. President Natsagiin Bagabandi received 57.95% of the vote in Sunday’s polls, easily defeating his nearest rivals.