Nambaryn Enkhbayar vs Suleiman Frangieh

Enkhbayar was appointed Prime Minister after the MPRP's landslide victory in the 2000 parliamentary elections. He led a government that focused on poverty reduction and infrastructure development.

As President, Enkhbayar launched a national program aligned with the UN's Millennium Development Goals, focusing on poverty reduction, education, and healthcare. The program achieved mixed results.

Enkhbayar won the 2005 presidential election as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party candidate, defeating Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan. His presidency focused on social welfare and economic development.

Enkhbayar lost the 2009 presidential election to Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, marking the first peaceful transfer of power to a non-communist party. The defeat was a significant blow to the MPRP.

Enkhbayar was arrested and convicted on corruption charges, including illegal acquisition of state property and abuse of power. He was sentenced to four years in prison, but was later pardoned by President Battulga in 2017.

Suleiman Frangieh was elected President of Lebanon on August 17, 1970, by a single-vote majority in Parliament, defeating Elias Sarkis. His presidency marked a shift away from Chehabist policies toward a more traditional, pro-Western and Maronite-dominated approach, which exacerbated sectarian tensions.

The Lebanese Civil War began in April 1975 during Frangieh's presidency, triggered by clashes between Phalangist militias and Palestinian factions. Frangieh's weak and sectarian-leaning government failed to contain the violence, and the conflict rapidly escalated into a multi-sided civil war involving Christian, Muslim, Druze, and Palestinian forces, lasting until 1990.

In January 1976, under Frangieh's presidency, Lebanese Christian militias (with alleged support from the president's son, Tony Frangieh) attacked the Karantina district in Beirut, a slum inhabited by Palestinian refugees and Lebanese Muslims. The massacre killed an estimated 1,000-1,500 civilians, leading to retaliatory massacres by Palestinian forces at Damour and deepening the cycle of violence.

Suleiman Frangieh's presidential term ended in September 1976, but due to the civil war, he was unable to hand over power peacefully. He left Lebanon for exile in France, where he remained until his death in 1992. His presidency is widely regarded as a failure that contributed to the destruction of the Lebanese state.