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The Democratic Party (Ardchilsan Nam) is
the second political party in Mongolia. At the last legislative
elections, 27 June and 17 July 2004, the party was a constituent part
of the Motherland Democracy alliance (Ech Oron-Ardchilan) that
won 44.7 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 76 seats. Its leader
Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj became the prime minister. In the presidential
elections of 20 may 2005, its candidate Mendsayhany Enkhsaikhan won
only 19.7 %.
On April 1, 2006, Democratic Party
members who participated in the party convention elected Tsakhiagiyn
Elbegdorj as a leader/chairman of Democratic Party. Four candidates ran
for the elections and in the first round, Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj won
46%, Erdeniin Bat-Uul won 40% and two other candidates won the rest.
Since none of the four candidates won more than 50%, there was the
second round of the elections according to the party rule, and the
highest scored candidates who are coincidentally two of the thirteen
Mongolian democracy fathers Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj and Erdeniin Bat-Uul
ran and Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj won with 57.2% vote according to Mongolia
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