Democratic Party (Mongolia)

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The Democratic Party (DP) (Mongolian: Ардчилсан Нам, romanized: Ardchilsan Nam) is a centre-right political party in Mongolia. It was founded through the merger of five opposition political parties that advocated for democratic and economic reforms during the country's post-communist transition. The DP is currently one of the two main dominant political parties in Mongolian politics. Founded on 6 December 2000, the DP is Mongolia's second-oldest politically active party, the oldest being the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), an ex-communist party that ruled the Mongolian People's Republic from 1921 to 1990 as a one-party state. The DP traces its historic roots back to the 1990 Democratic Revolution, when young intellectuals and foreign-taught students began demonstrating against the state in favour of free and fair elections and a market economy. The establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union in late 1989 laid the groundwork for Mongolia's main opposition force and the DP's earliest...

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