HUN Party


HUN Party
ХҮН нам
AbbreviationХҮН
ChairpersonTogmidyn Dorjkhand
Secretary-GeneralPürevjavyn Ganzorig
FoundedNovember 5, 2011 (2011-11-05)
HeadquartersUlaanbaatar
IdeologyLiberalism
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationRight Person Electorate Coalition (2020–2024)
Colors  Purple
SloganFor the Mongolian people (English)
Монгол хүний төлөө (Mongolian)
State Great Khural
8 / 126
Provincial Governors
0 / 21
Ulaanbaatar District Governors
0 / 9
Website
http://www.hunnam.mn

HUN Party (Mongolian: ХҮН нам, romanized: Khün nam, lit. 'Human Party' or 'People's Party') is a centre-right political party[1][2] in Mongolia.[3] Founded in 2011, as the National Labour Party (Mongolian: Хөдөлмөрийн Үндэсний Нам, romanized: Khödölmöriin Ündesnii Nam), the party branded itself as a newcomer to Mongolian politics with an emphasis on human-centred policies, anti-corruption and transparency.[4][5]

In 2020, it held one seat[6] out of the total 76 seats of the State Great Khural in an electoral coalition with the Social Democratic Party and Justice Party as Right Person Electorate Coalition.[7] The party's then-only MP Togmidyn Dorjkhand succeeded Badrakhyn Naidalaa as its next party chairman during an online party congress in January 2021.[8]

In 2022, the National Labour Party changed its party name to HUN Party and declared their political position as centre-right.[9] Later on in the 2024 elections, HUN Party would win 8 seats out of 126, coming third and would form a coalition government with the Mongolian People's Party.

History

2020-2024

Previously, a minor party without any seats in the parliament, the party rapidly started gaining traction in Mongolian politics with a variety of factors contributing to its rise, including the merger of ex-President Nambaryn Enkhbayar's MPRP, which had previously been the third largest in the country, with the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), the split of the Democratic Party (DP), which had been the main opposition to the MPP, into pro- and anti-Battulga factions and the party composition.

In the 2020 parliamentary election and the 2021 presidential election, the party performed well among young people in urban areas[10], as it was regarded as a progressive outfit of young and well-educated Mongolian professionals.[11] The party was also popular among Mongolian expats who heavily supported the party from abroad, with over 75% of the expat voters supporting Dangaasurengiin Enkhbat, the party's nominee for the 2021 presidential election.[12]

In the 2021 presidential election, the HUN party came in second place with over 20% of the total ballots, outnumbering the DP as the main rival to the MPP for the first time in Mongolia's politics.[13]

Name

Originally, the party's name, HUN, was an acronym for the full name of the party, the National Labour Party (translated into Mongolian as Hudulmuriin Undesnii Nam). It is also the Mongolian word for human and person (in Mongolian, plural form does not have to be explicit, i.e. the word hun can be used both as a singular person and as a plural people). However, the 7th Congress of the HUN Party decided to drop the meaning of the acronym to reflect the shift in the party's transformation into a centre-right political party.[14]

Electoral history

Presidential election

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2021 Dangaasürengiin Enkhbat 242,692 21.4% Lost Red XN

State Great Khural elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Result
2020[a] Badrakhyn Naidalaa 209,104 5.23%
1 / 76
 New Increase 5th Opposition
2024 Togmidyn Dorjkhand 151,111 10.38%
8 / 126
 Increase 7 Increase 3rd Coalition government
  1. ^ Run as part of the Right Person Electorate Coalition.

References

  1. ^ Lkhasuren, Misheel (May 2, 2022). "HUN Party to develop Mongolia in new way". UB Post. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам нэрээ "ХҮН" болгон өөрчилж, барууны үзэл баримтлалтай болсноо зарлалаа". www..mn.
  3. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам /ХҮН/ - Улс төрийн намын бүртгэл". www.supremecourt.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  4. ^ "Товч танилцуулга". www..mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. ^ Dierkes, Julian. "Guest Post: National Labour Party – Хөдөлмөрийн Үндэсний Нам | Mongolia Focus". Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  6. ^ "УИХ-ын 2020 оны сонгуулийн ҮР ДҮН". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  7. ^ ikon.mn (2020-03-21). ""Зөв хүн электорат" эвсэл байгуулснаа зарлалаа". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  8. ^ "Т.Доржханд Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний намын дарга боллоо". Eguur.MN (in Mongolian). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  9. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам нэрээ "ХҮН" болгон өөрчилж, барууны үзэл баримтлалтай болсноо зарлалаа". www..mn.
  10. ^ "УИХ-ын 2020 оны сонгуулийн ҮР ДҮН". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  11. ^ Levick, Ewen (2020-12-01). "A new kid on the block vows to clean politics in Mongolia". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  12. ^ "Ерөнхийлөгчийн Сонгууль 2021". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  13. ^ "Mongolia: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  14. ^ ikon.mn (2022-05-06). "ХҮН нам Баруун төвийн үзэл баримтлалтай нам боллоо". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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