By Xinhua,
Ulan Bator : Some 1,000 people marched in Mongolia’ capital Ulan Bator on Tuesday, in protest at alleged voting frauds in last weekend’s parliamentary election.
Electoral authorities have yet to release the final results of Sunday’s vote, but local media reported that the ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won more than half the seats in the 76-seat parliament, or Great Hural.
The protesters, who said there were fraudulent practices in the ballot counting of the election, clashed with police while trying to enter the MPRP’s headquarters and the gate of the building was smashed.
Earlier in the day, the Mongolian Democratic Party, another major party in the country, called on the General Election Commission to count the ballots again.
According to local media reports, the Mongolian Democratic Party won more than 20 seats in the parliament.
Parliamentary elections are held every four years in Mongolia.