Mongolian president's chief of staff appointed as new PM

New Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar (front left) being congratulated after a vote in the parliament in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on June 13, 2025. - AFP

ULAN BATOR: Gombojav Zandanshatar was on Friday (June 13) appointed as Mongolia's new prime minister at the proposal of the ruling Mongolian People's Party, Xinhua reported.

Zandanshatar's appointment was approved by a vote of 92.3 per cent in the country's 126-seat parliament, or the State Great Khural.