The ‘Khugjil Khun’ (Development – Human) club announced their intention to become a political party just before the Lunar New Year celebrations this year. By organising a conference named “National Development – Mongolia’s Goal” on April 28, the club explained what they see as the main objective of Mongolia’s development.
By the beginning of May, the young people that make up this club became members of the National Labor Party and held their general assembly, appointing S.Borgil as the leader of the political party. As this political party was registered in 2011, it does not add to the number of political parties in our young democracy. However, people expect that they would bring quality improvement.
A total of 26 different political parties have been registered during our 25-year-old democracy. After some parties were merged or abolished, a total of 22 political parties exist today. Only seven of them have won one or more seats in a total of 18 national and local elections. The majority of the seats have always been won by either the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) or the Democratic Party (DP). Both MPP and DP have had a majority and, at times, shared a coalition.
However, a survey conducted by the Sant Maral Foundation Research Center says that the combined MPP and DP vote would not even reach 40 percent. The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) is projected to get 10 percent of votes. These results suggest that these three political parties would barely be able to form a government after the next elections.
The projected votes for other political parties did not even pass the 3 percent threshold, which makes them statistically insignificant. The National Labor Party is one of the small political parties that were not even mentioned on the survey. In the near future, this political party is going to accept the development objectives created by the ‘Khugjil Khun’ club, re-establish their board of directors, and revise their charter and agenda.
FORMULATION OF DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
These young people represent a newer, brighter generation of democratic Mongolia and are seeking to gain the trust that was lost by the older political parties. Let us have a look at what objectives they have set forth to get our nation out of decline and bring about prosperity.
They developed a human-centered ideology to ensure Mongolians have a happy, prosperous life in a healthy, natural environment and in an ethical society where the rule of law is upheld.
The ideology says that every Mongolian has to have food and shelter, be provided with conditions to be healthy and to learn, and to have enough income to sustain livelihood. No one could argue with this statement.
In order to achieve this goal, five principles are set out to make sure that Mongolia’s society cares for and protects its people, and boosts their value.
Those principles include ensuring the living environment is clean and unpolluted, providing good legal and governing systems, supporting creation of wealth, having fair distribution of wealth, and driving forward the existence of our nation.
“Only when these conditions are met can Mongolians grow in a society that will not abandon or devalue its people. This is the aspiration of our political party, and the core of our ideology. We can develop our nation by developing our people” says the leader of the National Labor Party.
Currently, this political party has approximately 1,000 members. However, they declared that they would have more members in the future, find financing from membership fees and donations, keep all financial reports transparent, and establish a new culture with new principles by changing the current political landscape that rests on money.
HOW TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL?
These young people have also formulated when they are going to achieve their goal. They are currently discussing the ‘how’ part, and will inform the public soon.
Mongolia imports 88 percent of total consumer goods whereas mineral exports comprise 90 percent of our total exports today. Nevertheless, the young people from the ‘Khugjil Khun’ club say that within ten years they would develop Mongolia into a prosperous country that has an economy based on manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and renewable energy. By that time, Mongolia’s GDP per capita would be 18,000 USD, which is same as Turkey’s GDP per capita.
In 20 years, information technology would be Mongolia’s leading industry, and would increase GDP per capita to 28,000 USD, which is same as the Czech Republic. It would reach Sweden’s level, 45,000 USD, by 2050.
However, the ‘how’ part is quite challenging. It will depend on the extent of government involvement and the use of market leverages. Also, the manner of measuring economic development is important. Government involvement should be there only when the industries truly need it. A fair, free competition must exist in the private sector, and the government should not be imposing price restrictions. Otherwise, Mongolia will not be able to get out of the mud we are stuck in. The National Labor Party believes that the underlying cause of Mongolia’s governance crisis is that the political parties have not been developed or shaped as an institution.
It is such a difficult task to completely change the current economic and governance landscape. Any political party that sets forth such objectives will be required to work very hard and have great leadership.
The first thing about strong leadership is that it requires anyone in the government to put public interests above their own interests. It is an easy thing to say, but a hard thing to actually do. Not a single political party today has overcome this challenge, which is why our government has been sinking in corruption.
It is great that the young people from the National Labor Party have the desire to create a brand new culture of public governance by developing the rules of ethics, upholding them, promoting democracy externally and internally, and ensuring transparency. S.Borgil, the leader of the National Labor Party, says “We will become a new, clean political force that has the heart and capabilities to achieve our goal. There is nothing that would make us give up or be afraid. Who is going to do it if we do not step up?” The future will tell us whether they can do it or not.
See more at: http://jargaldefacto.com/
The ‘Khugjil Khun’ (Development – Human) club announced their intention to become a political party just before the Lunar New Year celebrations this year. By organising a conference named “National Development – Mongolia’s Goal” on April 28, the club explained what they see as the main objective of Mongolia’s development.
By the beginning of May, the young people that make up this club became members of the National Labor Party and held their general assembly, appointing S.Borgil as the leader of the political party. As this political party was registered in 2011, it does not add to the number of political parties in our young democracy. However, people expect that they would bring quality improvement.
A total of 26 different political parties have been registered during our 25-year-old democracy. After some parties were merged or abolished, a total of 22 political parties exist today. Only seven of them have won one or more seats in a total of 18 national and local elections. The majority of the seats have always been won by either the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) or the Democratic Party (DP). Both MPP and DP have had a majority and, at times, shared a coalition.
However, a survey conducted by the Sant Maral Foundation Research Center says that the combined MPP and DP vote would not even reach 40 percent. The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) is projected to get 10 percent of votes. These results suggest that these three political parties would barely be able to form a government after the next elections.
The projected votes for other political parties did not even pass the 3 percent threshold, which makes them statistically insignificant. The National Labor Party is one of the small political parties that were not even mentioned on the survey. In the near future, this political party is going to accept the development objectives created by the ‘Khugjil Khun’ club, re-establish their board of directors, and revise their charter and agenda.
FORMULATION OF DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
These young people represent a newer, brighter generation of democratic Mongolia and are seeking to gain the trust that was lost by the older political parties. Let us have a look at what objectives they have set forth to get our nation out of decline and bring about prosperity.
They developed a human-centered ideology to ensure Mongolians have a happy, prosperous life in a healthy, natural environment and in an ethical society where the rule of law is upheld.
The ideology says that every Mongolian has to have food and shelter, be provided with conditions to be healthy and to learn, and to have enough income to sustain livelihood. No one could argue with this statement.
In order to achieve this goal, five principles are set out to make sure that Mongolia’s society cares for and protects its people, and boosts their value.
Those principles include ensuring the living environment is clean and unpolluted, providing good legal and governing systems, supporting creation of wealth, having fair distribution of wealth, and driving forward the existence of our nation.
“Only when these conditions are met can Mongolians grow in a society that will not abandon or devalue its people. This is the aspiration of our political party, and the core of our ideology. We can develop our nation by developing our people” says the leader of the National Labor Party.
Currently, this political party has approximately 1,000 members. However, they declared that they would have more members in the future, find financing from membership fees and donations, keep all financial reports transparent, and establish a new culture with new principles by changing the current political landscape that rests on money.
HOW TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL?
These young people have also formulated when they are going to achieve their goal. They are currently discussing the ‘how’ part, and will inform the public soon.
Mongolia imports 88 percent of total consumer goods whereas mineral exports comprise 90 percent of our total exports today. Nevertheless, the young people from the ‘Khugjil Khun’ club say that within ten years they would develop Mongolia into a prosperous country that has an economy based on manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and renewable energy. By that time, Mongolia’s GDP per capita would be 18,000 USD, which is same as Turkey’s GDP per capita.
In 20 years, information technology would be Mongolia’s leading industry, and would increase GDP per capita to 28,000 USD, which is same as the Czech Republic. It would reach Sweden’s level, 45,000 USD, by 2050.
However, the ‘how’ part is quite challenging. It will depend on the extent of government involvement and the use of market leverages. Also, the manner of measuring economic development is important. Government involvement should be there only when the industries truly need it. A fair, free competition must exist in the private sector, and the government should not be imposing price restrictions. Otherwise, Mongolia will not be able to get out of the mud we are stuck in. The National Labor Party believes that the underlying cause of Mongolia’s governance crisis is that the political parties have not been developed or shaped as an institution.
It is such a difficult task to completely change the current economic and governance landscape. Any political party that sets forth such objectives will be required to work very hard and have great leadership.
The first thing about strong leadership is that it requires anyone in the government to put public interests above their own interests. It is an easy thing to say, but a hard thing to actually do. Not a single political party today has overcome this challenge, which is why our government has been sinking in corruption.
It is great that the young people from the National Labor Party have the desire to create a brand new culture of public governance by developing the rules of ethics, upholding them, promoting democracy externally and internally, and ensuring transparency. S.Borgil, the leader of the National Labor Party, says “We will become a new, clean political force that has the heart and capabilities to achieve our goal. There is nothing that would make us give up or be afraid. Who is going to do it if we do not step up?” The future will tell us whether they can do it or not.
See more at: http://jargaldefacto.com/