Q: What are Mongolia’s leading political parties?

Q: What are Mongolia’s leading political parties?


A: The Democratic Party  currently holds 31  Ikh Khural seats; a plurality, but not a majority.  They have formed a coalition government with the Mongolian People’s Party, who hold 25 seats. (Until a few years ago, the MPP was the Mongolian People’s *Revolutionary* Party; 99.3% of its members approved the name change). The DP tends to have a free market outlook, while the MPP leans toward “resource nationalism”; greater regulation and taxation of foreign businesses.  32% of Ikh Khural members are women.