The Mongolian Green Party ( mn, Монголын Ногоон Нам) is a
green party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
in
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, the year Mongolia became a
multi-party
In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in c ...
democracy
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...
, and was the first green party founded in Asia. From 1996 until 2000 the party was in a governing coalition with the
Mongolian Social Democratic Party
The Mongolian Social Democratic Party ( mn, Монголын Социал Демократ Нам, , sometimes also referred to as ''Sotsdek nam'') is a political party in Mongolia.
It was founded in 1990 by Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar. Other prominen ...
, 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 ...
, and the
Mongolian Democratic Religion Party.
The party has around 6,000 members and states its goal is working towards improving
human rights
Human rights are Morality, moral principles or Social norm, normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for ce ...
and democracy in Mongolia and protecting the environment.
Olzod Boum-Yalagch has been the party's chairman since 2012.
References
External links
Mongolian Green Party official website
1990 establishments in Mongolia
Global Greens member parties
Green political parties
Political parties established in 1990
Political parties in Mongolia
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