Motherland Democratic Coalition
Motherland Democratic Coalition was a coalition of political parties in Mongolia for the 2004 parliamentary elections.
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 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 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 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, 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.
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.