In Mongolia, political reforms have recently opened the door for outsiders to enter parliament, signaling a shift in the country's political landscape. Saranchuluun Otgon, one of Mongolia's first two lawmakers with a disability, highlighted this change during a tour of Ulaanbaatar with the city's mayor last year to assess accessibility. The experience underscored for her how much Mongolia's politics have evolved.

However, Otgon also expressed a sense of distance from established power structures, stating that the "people in power seemed too far to reach."

These developments come amid a new push to tighten political rules, suggesting that while the parliament's composition is changing, traditional party politics continue to exert influence.

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