Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (2010)

Not to be confused with the Mongolian People's Party, known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1924 to 2010.

Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Нам
AbbreviationMPRP (English)
МАХН (Mongolian)
ChairpersonNambaryn Enkhbayar
Secretary-GeneralBuyaagiin Tulga
Vice chairpersonTserendashiin Oyunbaatar
Founded8 November 2010
(15 years, 44 days)
Dissolved28 May 2021
(4 years, 208 days)
Split fromMongolian People's Party
Merged intoMongolian People's Party[1]
HeadquartersUlaanbaatar
NewspaperЗууны мэдээ (Century's News)
Student wingNational Revolutionary United Student Union of Justice
Youth wingDemocracy Justice Mongolian Youth Union
Women's wingDemocracy Justice Mongolian Women's Union
Membership (2012)80,000
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationJustice Coalition
(2012–2016)
Our Coalition
(2020)
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Colours  Red
  Blue
State Great Khural
(2016–2021)
1 / 76
Party flag
Website
www.maxh.mn

The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) (Mongolian: Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Нам, romanized: Mongol Ardyn Khuvisgalt Nam) was a political party in Mongolia which was founded in 2010 by former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar and remained in existence for a little over a decade.

The party received approval to use the Mongolian People's Party's old name by the Supreme Court of Mongolia in June 2011.[2] Enkhbayar, a former Chairman of the original MPRP, a former Prime Minister of Mongolia and a former President of Mongolia, was the party's only chairman.

The MPRP merged with the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) in May 2021.[3]

Ideology

The party's stated mission was to:

  1. Dismantle the oligopoly
  2. Give more authority to the people
  3. Give the people Mongolia's natural wealth
  4. Provide employment and property for every household

The MPRP believed that with the implementation of these integrated policies—aimed at creating human-centered social welfare, economic development and citizen-oriented governance—Mongolia and its people would achieve prosperity and progress.

The MPRP, along with the Democratic Party, advocated for restrictions on the number of years a foreign firm can operate in Mongolia, and called for new industrial mining projects to be fully Mongolian-controlled. Some observers labelled the party "populist" on account of this position.[4][5] The MPRP campaigned on the platform of "resource nationalism" in the 2012 election.

History

See also: Mongolian People's Party

The topic of changing the name, symbol and the ideology of the MPRP in a post-communist Mongolia has been a subject to debate since the 1990s. During the 26th Party Congress of the MPRP in November 2010, it was ultimately decided that the party would revert back to its original name "Mongolian People's Party" and ideologically shift from democratic socialism to social democracy.[6]

This decision was not popular among all factions within the MPRP and its 150,000 party members.[7] Ultimately, it led to the party splitting into the MPP and MPRP, the latter led by former president, former prime minister and former MPRP chairman Nambaryn Enkhbayar.[8][9] Enkhbayar's splinter party was officially permitted to use the name "Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party" by the Supreme Court of Mongolia on 24 June 2011.[10]

Justice Coalition

In May 2012, the MPRP formed the Justice Coalition with the Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP) to run for the upcoming 2012 elections. The coalition won 11 seats out of 76 in the State Great Khural and became a part of a coalition government with the Democratic Party (DP).[11] The coalition gradually broke up as MNDP members of parliament crossed the floor to the DP, and was dissolved in May 2016.

The MPRP ran independently in the 2016 parliamentary elections and won only a single seat in the State Great Khural.

Our Coalition

In March 2020, the MPRP, the Civil Will–Green Party, and the Mongolian Traditional United Party formed the Our Coalition to run for the 2020 parliamentary election.[12] The coalition won a single seat in the State Great Khural, which belonged to the party's 2017 presidential nominee Sainkhuugiin Ganbaatar. He would join the Democratic Party in 2021, when the MPRP and the MPP decided to strategically unite for the upcoming 2021 presidential election.

Merger with the Mongolian People's Party

On 29 April 2021, the year which commemorated the 100 Year Anniversary of the Mongolian People's Party,[13] the MPRP and the Mongolian People's Party signed an agreement to merge the two parties.[14][15] The MPRP was deregistered by the Supreme Court on 28 May 2021.[3]

Electoral history

Presidential election

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2013 Natsagiin Udval 80,563 6.58% Lost N
2017 Sainkhuugiin Ganbaatar 409,899 30.61% not qualified for second round

State Great Khural elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2012[a] Nambaryn Enkhbayar 252,115 22.31%
11 / 76
 New 3rd Coalition government
2016 112,850 8.00%
1 / 76
 10 3rd Opposition
2020[b] 323,675 8.10%
1 / 76
 0 3rd Opposition
  1. ^ Run as part of Justice Coalition.
  2. ^ Run as part of Our Coalition.

References

  1. ^ "МАХН татан буугдав | News.MN". 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Монгол Улсын дээд шүүх". www.supremecourt.mn. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "МАХН-ыг улсын бүртгэлээс хасахаар шийдвэрлэв" [It was decided to deregister the MPRP]. MONTSAME News Agency (in Mongolian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ Kohn, Michael (19 July 2012). "Mongolia coalition takes shape, fans fears of resource nationalism". Reuters. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ^ Stanway, David; Edwards, Terrence (18 May 2012). "Resource-rich Mongolia plays populist card in run-up to polls". Reuters. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Түүхэн товчоон". nam.mn (in Mongolian). Mongolian People's Party. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ^ gogo.mn. "Улс төр хэмээх "хярамцаг"". gogo.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 United States Department of State" (PDF). 2009-2017.state.gov. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Former MPRP is reborn and former President named chairman | Mongolia Business and Mongolian Daily Business News". www.business-mongolia.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Улсын Дээд Шүүх". www.supremecourt.mn. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  11. ^ Kohn, Michael (17 July 2012). "Mongolia Democratic Party in coalition talks with anti-mining group". Reuters. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  12. ^ Dierkes, Julian. "Confirmed Parties Participating in June 2020 Election". Mongolia Focus. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. ^ Б.Анхтуяа (1 March 2021). "Mongolian People's Party turns 100 - News.MN". News.MN - The source of news. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  14. ^ "МАН, МАХН нэгдэн нийлэх гэрээнд гарын үсэг зурлаа" [MPP and MPRP sign agreement to merge]. MONTSAME News Agency (in Mongolian). 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ Б.Анхтуяа (1 March 2021). "Mongolian People's Party turns 100 - News.MN". News.MN - The source of news. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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