The Motherland Party sometimes also referred to as Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party is a political party in Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

. It was founded by the owner of the Erel group, B. Erdenebat. There is a considerable overlap between employees of the Erel group and members of the Motherland party, and the party is popularly also known as Erel party. The party was a member of the 2004 Motherland Democratic Coalition

Motherland Democratic Coalition

Motherland Democratic Coalition was a coalition of political parties in Mongolia for the 2004 legislative elections.Member parties were:* Democratic Party* Motherland Party* Civic Will Party...

, and held four seats in the State Great Khural from 2004 to 2008. It failed to win any seats in the 2008 parliamentary elections

Mongolian legislative election, 2008

A legislative election in Mongolia was held on June 29, 2008. A total of 356 candidates were running for 76 seats in the State Great Khural. According to official results published on July 14, at least 39 seats went to the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party , and at least 25 seats went...

. From 2006 to 2007, the party also held two seats in government: B. Erdenebat was Minister for Fuel and Resources, and I. Erdenebaatar was Minister for the Environment.