몽골의 체제전환기 정치 엘리트 연구

Abstract

The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party has maintained its political status as the ruling party in Mongolia for 70 years of socialism and 30 years of democracy. Therefore, in this paper, the political elites who were in power at the time of regime transformation of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, their formation background, characteristics, and policy decision factors were examined.
 Prior to the transition to democracy, Mongolia was a country with a one-party system in which the party and the state were integrated. As the party dominated all areas of the country and society, the political elite had overwhelming influence. At the time of system transition, the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party formed factions into reformers, conservatives opposed to reform, and centrists. Among them, the reformist faction led by General Secretary J. Batmunkh, who had the most powerful influence, listened to the positions of those who demanded democratization and led a compromise.
 In addition, he took the position of ‘absolutely no’ as to whether or not to use force against the democratization forces, which was decided at the party convention. The reformers included most of the members of the Politburo and the Secretary General, including the Secretary General of the Party Central Committee. At the request of the democratization forces, they gave up all the power they had as high-ranking elites and prioritized the safety of the people and the country. With this, the reformist forces within the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party demonstrated a great practice of compromise and peaceful democratization.
 Following the resignation of reformers, the next generation of political elites emerge. These are the elite members of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, who are in charge of working on the first democratic election pledges. Those with a relatively high level of education and strong reform tendencies drew up pledges to meet the domestic situation and the people’s needs at the time. This is one of the reasons why the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party won a landslide victory in the first democratic election in history held after regime transformation. The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party also had such a high level of popular support that it has been positioned as the ruling party of Mongolia even after the regime transformation.