More than 1,000 people gathered in Mongolia's capital Thursday to protest the pullout of the government by the country's largest political party.
Hundreds of demonstrators forced their way into the office building of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, smashing windows and doors, the national news agency Montsame reported.
The formerly communist party had withdrawn from the ruling coalition Wednesday, and 10 ministers quit the government, saying they could no longer work with Prime Minister Tsakhia Elbegdorj and his Democratic Party.
The two parties formed a coalition after national elections in 2004 in which neither won a clear majority. The MPRP holds 38 of the 76 seats in parliament, and party head Nambar Enkhbayar is the country's president.
A parliamentary vote on the formation of a new government was expected Thursday.
The MPRP reportedly blames the Democratic Party for failing to advance economic growth and eliminate corruption.
Mongolia, formerly a communist country under Soviet influence, became a democracy in 1991.
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