Mongolia looking at NZ MMP model
Mongolia is looking to learn from New Zealand's experience of MMP as it considers changing to a proportional electoral system.
Mongolia is looking to learn from New Zealand's experience of MMP as it considers changing to a proportional electoral system.
A New Zealand parliamentary delegation led by deputy speaker Lindsay Tisch attended an Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) meeting in the capital Ulan Bator. Other MPs were National's Tim Macindoe and Labour's Dr Rajen Prasad.
State Great Hural (the Mongolian Parliament) chairman Dambin Demberel told the MPs Mongolia wanted to learn from New Zealand's MMP experiences.
"Although Mongolia only became a fully democratic state in 1990, it is already looking at changing its current simple majority voting system to a proportional system," Mr Tisch said.
"New Zealand's experiences of the implementation of MMP were of great interest to chairman Demberel."
During the meeting New Zealand sought support for its bid for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for 2015-16.
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Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
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Mongolia looking at NZ MMP model
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