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July 01, 2004
Mongolian Opposition Briefly Seizes State TV
Mongolia's Sunday elections resulted in a devastating loss for the ruling People's Revolutionary Party and a slight coalition majority for the opposition Democratic Coalition (for background, see The Argus's Mongolia archive). Angry at government domination of the media during the campaign, the opposition has seized state TV.
Mongolia's opposition democrats, angry at being denied air time during disputed elections, occupied the state television building on Thursday, an opposition member of parliament said from inside.

The director of national television, Enkhbat, was being held hostage inside the building, a ruling party official said, and the opposition was calling for his resignation.

About 300 opposition supporters gathered outside and 10 newly elected Democratic members of parliament were inside the building, the opposition MP, Gundalai, said.
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"We plan to speak to the people later tonight through direct broadcasts by the television," said Gundalai. "Because we haven't been allowed to do so officially, we had to storm the building."
In an updated story from Reuters, it is reported that the opposition leaders left after the broadcast and urged supporters to go home.

Posted by Nathan Hamm at July 1, 2004 10:22 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Getting smarter, those Gobi nomads. Attack the Meeja first.

Doubtless they think it's Too Librul for them.

Posted by: Don at July 1, 2004 12:00 PM

A politically biased news media. Imagine that.

Posted by: popd at July 1, 2004 01:23 PM

Oh well, there goes my theory that Mongolia is as close to the middle of nowhere as you can get. Seems they're generating, like, news and stuff now.

Posted by: TBox at July 4, 2004 12:20 AM

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