
Mongolia PM resigns after son's luxury holiday stirs public fury
created: June 3, 2025, 4 a.m. | updated: June 3, 2025, 11:08 a.m.
Mongolia PM resigns after son's luxury holiday stirs public fury7 hours ago Share Save Stuart Lau BBC News Share SaveGetty Images Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family's alleged lavish lifestyleMongolia's prime minister has resigned after social media photos of his son's lavish lifestyle sparked an anti-corruption investigation and weeks of mass protests.
The viral photos purport to show Oyun-Erdene's son and the son's girlfriend flaunting a black Dior shoulder bag and several shopping bags while on their engagement holiday.
The images have been shared on social media and published by local media.
During Tuesday's confidence vote, 44 of the 88 lawmakers who took part in the secret ballot voted for Oyun-Erdene, while 38 others voted against him.
Hundreds of protesters, many of them young people, had been taking to the streets for two weeks before the vote, demanding Oyun-Erdene's resignation.
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