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New Parliament of Mongolia will have the highest number of female members /MP/ ever.
The previous parliament had 11 women MPs who accounted for 14.4 percent of all parliamentarians, whereas this parliament is expected to include 13 women MPs. 12 of them are elected from the Mongolian People’s Party and one--from the Democratic Party.
The Mongolian People’s Party election program contains some actions to overcome current economic difficulties and to carry out a social policy focused on mothers and families. This program also includes measures to be taken on social security that provide benefits to those people who are taking care of their children, to give them salary, to provide every child with kindergarden and schools and to ensure social welfare for them.

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