Ulaanbaatar
Today Marks the 31st Anniversary of the Adoption of Democratic Constitution of Mongolia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, January 13 /MONTSAME/. Today marks the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the democratic Constitution of Mongolia.
Mongolia has had four constitutions in its history with each of
its discussions held in 1924, 1940, 1960, and 1992 respectively. While the
earlier constitutions revolved around Marxist ideology, the new 1992
Constitution is considered democratic as it protects the common interest of the
citizens of Mongolia without discrimination of social class and ideology. Thus,
the day of January 13 came to be marked as Constitution Day each year.
For the new democratic Constitution of Mongolia, a discussion took place among over 430 deputies of the People’s Great Khural, and over 50 members of the State Baga Khural over the course of 75 days. A public discussion was also held for the new Constitution, which involved about 75 percent of the 1.2 million citizens, the total population of Mongolia at the time, and over 200 thousand suggestions were received on the matter.
The new Constitution
of Mongolia established the legal framework for a balanced system of state
power, setting the base procedure, rights, and obligations of the State Great
Khural (parliament), the institution of the State Head - the President of
Mongolia, the Government of Mongolia, and the judiciary.
