Mongolian PM out after four months in office

Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian lawmakers ousted Friday the country s prime minister just four months after he took office in the wake of youth led protests....

Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian lawmakers ousted Friday the country's prime minister just four months after he took office in the wake of youth-led protests.

A majority of parliamentarians voted to dismiss Gombojav Zandanshatar following weeks of political infighting and a dispute over a policy that changed how mineral exporters are taxed.

Zandanshatar, 55, took office in June after thousands of young people demonstrated in the capital Ulaanbaatar, venting frustration at wealthy elites and what they saw as pervasive corruption and injustice.

They called for then-prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene to step down and got their wish when he lost a confidence vote.

Mongolia, which neighbours China, is rich in natural resources such as coal, gas and minerals.