Motherland Democratic Coalition () was a coalition of political parties in Mongolia for the 2004 parliamentary elections.Wang Wei-fang: The Dissolution of Mongolia's Right-Wing Alliance following the 2004 Mongolian Parliamentary Election and its Impact Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
It was dissolved on 19 December 2004, with the exit of the Motherland–Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party from the coalition.
History
Background
In the 2000 parliamentary election, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won a supermajority of 72 out of 76 seats in the State Great Khural. Despite winning 50 seats in the 1996 election, the Democratic Union Coalition, due to party infighting and unstable governance, won a single seat. The Motherland–Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party (M–MNDSP) and the Civil Will Party each also won a single seat.
In the aftermath of the electoral wipeout, the former Democratic Union Coalition parties merged and founded the Democratic Party (DP) in December 2000.
Founding In May 2003, an alliance agreement was reached between the M–MNDSP and the DP, both agreeing to stage a joint bid to secure more seats in the upcoming 2004 elections. The Civil Will–Republican Party (CWRP), after securing the mandate of 67% of its members in June, partnered with the M–MNDSP and the DP.
On 16 July 2003, the Motherland Democratic Coalition was formed by the three parliamentary opposition parties. Party nameAbbr.LeaderPositionIdeologyDemocratic Party
Ardchilsan NamDPTsakhiagiin ElbegdorjCentre-rightLiberal conservatismMotherland–Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party
Ekh oron–Mongolyn Ardchilsan Shine Sotsialist NamBadarchiin ErdenebatCentre-leftSocial democracyCivil Will–Republican Party
Irgenii Zorig–Bügd Nairamdakh NamCW–RPSanjaasürengiin OyuunCentreLiberalism The Republican Party, which merged with the Civil Will Party in 2002, split off and was officially registered as a legitimate political party by the Supreme Court on April 5. The party ran on an independent platform under its chairman, Bazarsadyn Jargalsaikhan.
2004 parliamentary election
The MDC won 34 out of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural, whilst the ruling MPRP lost half of its seats to the opposition.
Neither the MPRP nor the coalition met the required threshold of 39 seats for a clear majority. A coalition government led by the MDC and Democratic chairman Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was formed between the MPRP and MDC upon signing a memorandum of understanding.By-elections were held for the 2 vacant, disputed seats between the DP and the MPRP. Both parties won the by-elections in February 2005, increasing DP seats from 25 to 26 and MPRP seats from 36 to 37.
Dissolution
On 19 December 2004, the MDC was dissolved by its own party leaders due to internal DP disputes and a split between the coalition leaders. The dissolution of the MDC ultimately led to the creation of 2 splinter parties called the New National Party and the People's Party, the revival of the Mongolian Social Democratic Party, an MPRP landslide victory in the 2005 presidential election, and the collapse of the DP-led coalition government in 2006.
Electoral history
State Great Khural elections ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment2004Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj464,47944.85% 35 2nd
References
External links Wang Wei-fang: The Dissolution of Mongolia's Right-Wing Alliance following the 2004 Mongolian Parliamentary Election and its Impact