MPRP destiny is in the hands of Supreme Court

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Article #15 of the Law on Political Parties does not violate the Constitution. It says that in the event a party changes its name, members who do not agree to the change will not have the right to use the previous name. This is a blow to the claim of the political grouping under ex-President N.Enkhbayar that it should be known as MPRP, after a majority in the old party decided on MPP as its new name.

However, the Constitutional Court made no remarks about the merits of that claim, leaving it to the Supreme Court, where the new group has applied for registration as MPRP, to decide on it.

The court meeting on Wednesday deliberated on the issue for three hours and a half.
Our reporter asked “MPRP” leaders for their reaction to the court decision. Ts. Shinebayar said their claim before the Supreme Court had several other aspects and hence the Constitutional Court conclusion did not mean that their case is lost.

N.Udval said the Court “decision was taken under orders from elsewhere”. She found it significant that MPP representatives were present at the court proceedings but there was nobody from the Democratic Party, which means Parliament was not adequately represented. “We are ready for a struggle before grabbing state power under our party’s name,” she said.