The Mongolian Social Democratic Party ( mn, Монголын Социал Демократ Нам, , sometimes also referred to as ''Sotsdek nam'') is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

. It was founded in 1990 by

Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar Baabar (; born Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar [] in Tsetserleg (city), Tsetserleg, Arkhangai, in 1954) is a Mongolian retired politician, political analyst and writer. Education *1972 Graduated from a high school in Ulan-Bator *1972–1973 Attended a ...

. Other prominent members included A.Ganbaatar, Losolyn Byambajargal and

Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj ( mn, Раднаасүмбэрэлийн Гончигдорж; born 1953) is Mongolian politician from the Mongolian Social Democratic Party and he has served twice as the Chairman of the legislature of Mongolia fr ...

. A considerable number of members came from the mathematics and physics departments of Mongolia's National University. The party was part of the

Mongolian Democratic Union Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Mongolia (1911–24), the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * Mong ...

that ruled from 1996 to 2000. It merged with the

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in 2000, thus all of the Social Democratic Party became members of the Democratic Party except A.Ganbaatar. It reformed in 2004 and ran 19 candidates, but did not win any seats at the 2012 Mongolian parliamentary elections.

References

External links

Mongolian Social Democratic Party web site (in Mongolian)
1990 establishments in Mongolia Political parties established in 1990 Political parties in Mongolia Social democratic parties in Asia {{Mongolia-party-stub