Former PM nicknamed 'Fist' wins Mongolia presidential election

Khurelsukh Ukhnaa

Mongolia's new president Khurelsukh Ukhnaa is a macho character who has been photographed topless on horseback Putin-style, and became known as ‘Fist’ after punching a parliamentarian. The former prime minister won nearly 70 percent of the vote in the presidential election, preliminary results showed Thursday, with historically low voter turnout for the third election in two years. The country went to the polls Wednesday to replace populist businessman Battulga Khaltmaa -- a former world champion on the martial art of sambo who cannot run for a second presidential term under constitutional rules. In the early hours of Thursday, Khurelsukh declared a decisive victory after getting nearly 70 percent of votes cast.