Democratic Union Coalition (1996–2000)
Democratic Union Coalition Ардчилсан Холбоо Эвсэл | |
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| Abbreviation | DU or DUC (English) "АХ" эвсэл (Mongolian) |
| Chairperson | Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj |
| Founded | 26 February 1996 |
| Dissolved | July 2000 |
| Succeeded by | Democratic Party (de facto) |
| Ideology | Big tent Reformism Mongolian nationalism Factions: Conservatism Liberalism Social democracy |
| Political position | Big tent |
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| Colors | Blue |
| State Great Khural (1996–2000) | 50 / 76 |
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The Democratic Union Coalition (Mongolian: Ардчилсан Холбоо Эвсэл, romanized: Ardchilsan Kholboo Evsel) was a coalition of political parties in Mongolia. Its primary constituents were the Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP) and the Mongolian Social Democratic Party (MSDP).
Its core policies were the implementation of political and economic reforms in the post-communist period. Its chairman was Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj from 1996 to 2000. The DUC won a landslide victory in the 1996 election, forming the first fully non-MPRP cabinet with 50 seats in the State Great Khural.
After four years of political instability and economic stagnation, the DUC faced a significant defeat in the 2000 election, winning only a single parliamentary seat. It soon became the foundation of the current Democratic Party of Mongolia.