Democratic Party (Mongolia)
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The Democratic Party (DP; Mongolian Ардчилсан нам, Ardchilsan Nam) is a liberal, and social democratic, political party in Mongolia. Its primary goals are the continued transformation of Mongolia into an open and democratic society, and the fight against corruption.

Origin

Mongolian National Democratic Party logo

The Democratic party was created 2000, in a merger of the Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP) and the Mongolian Social Democratic Party (MSDP). The MNDP itself had been created out of a merger of the Mongolian Democratic Party (Монголын Ардчилсан Нам) and Party of National Progress (Үндэсний Дэвшлийн Нам) both originated directly in the Democratic Revolution of 1990.^[1]

Election results

At the legislative elections, 27 June and 17 July 2004, the party was a constituent part of the Motherland Democratic Coalition that won 44.7% of the popular vote and 35 out of 76 seats. Its leader Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj became the prime minister, and held that position until January 2006.

In the presidential elections of 20 May 2005, its candidate Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan won only 19.7%.

In the 2008 legislative elections, the party won at least 25 seats.

Personnel

On April 1, 2006, a party convention elected Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj as chairman. Four candidates ran for the elections and in the first round, Elbegdorj won 46%, Erdeniin Bat-Üül won 40% and two other candidates won the rest. Without an absolute majority, a second ballot between the leading candidates resulted in Elbedgorj winning with 57.2%.^[2]

In the wake of the disputes over alleged rigging of Mongolia's 2008 parliamentary elections and the ensuing violence on July 1st, 2008, Ts. Elbegdorj stepped down as party chairman on August 28th, 2008. On August 30th, the DP's national comittee elected N. Altankhuyag as new party chairman. ^[3]

References

1. ^ Chris Kaplonski: Mongolia: Political Parties (Retrieved January 29, 2007)
2. ^ Luke Distelhorst: Ts. Elbegdorj Mongolia's New Democratic Party Leader, Mongolia-Web, April 1, 2006
3. ^ www.mongolei.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Mongolei / 25. bis 31. August 2008 (in German)

External links

• Official site (in Mongolian)

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