The Mongolian National Democratic Party ( mn, Монгол Үндэсний Ардчилсан Нам, abbreviated МҮАН or MNDP), and known until 2011 as the National New Party ( mn, Үндэсний Шинэ Нам, ҮШН), is a
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, ...
n political party established in 2005. The party is headed by
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, a former
Prime Minister of Mongolia
The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...
from July 7, 1996 to April 23, 1998.
The party formed a parliamentary coalition called
Justice Coalition with the
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, a party established in 2010.
The coalition ended up having 11 seats in the Mongolian Parliament
State Great Khural
The State Great Khural, ; "State Great Assembly" is the unicameral parliament of Mongolia.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, , p. 40 It is located in the Government Palace.
History
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during the
2012 parliamentary elections held on 28 June 2012. The Justice Coalition formed a coalition government in Mongolia with the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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after the
2012 elections, but obtained no seats in the
2016 elections.
This party (MNDP/MYAH) should not be confused with the similarly-named Mongolian National Democratic Party that was established in 1992 and continued until 1999, when it became a co-founder of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
.
See also
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Politics of Mongolia
Politics of Mongolia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential multi-party representative democracy. Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, and the Cabinet. The President is the head of state, b ...
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List of political parties in Mongolia
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References
2005 establishments in Mongolia
Conservative parties in Asia
Mongolian nationalism
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