Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Mayhem in Mongolia

By the way, as we at The Reaction seek to bring you the news from all around the world, here's the latest from Mongolia -- which, if you hadn't heard, is currently experiencing a fairly serious political crisis:

Hundreds of Mongolians have held fresh protests in the capital Ulan Bator as the country's largest party, the MPRP, began work on forming a new government.

The political crisis has triggered demonstrations against corruption and growing inequality. Crowds on Monday demanded the president resign.

The crisis began last week when the MPRP pulled out of a coalition that had governed since 2004.

As the organizers of a recent rally put it: "Dawn has broken in Mongolia. We are getting poorer every day and corrupt officials are getting richer. Now is the time to take action."

May the force be with them. (Seriously.)

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