ULAN BATOR - The Mongolian parliament on Friday passed a resolution to dismiss Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar.

The draft resolution was approved by a vote of 64 percent in the country's 126-seat parliament, or the State Great Khural.

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Based on the results of the vote, Zandanshatar was dismissed and was instructed to continue to perform his duties until a new prime minister is elected.

On Oct 10, more than 50 members of the legislature submitted a motion to have Zandanshatar dismissed from his post, citing constitutional violations and concerns about governance, with the prime minister's recent appointment of a new minister of justice and home affairs at the center of controversy, according to reports.

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On June 13, Zandanshatar was appointed as prime minister at the proposal of the ruling Mongolian People's Party.