Democratic Socialist Greens

Democratic Socialist Greens
Basics
Political belief	Democratic Socialism, Anti-Authoritarianism, Pro-Democracy, Semi-Presidentialism
Members
Values

The Democratic Socialist Greens (DSG) are a major party in the Tsz Kong Political Sim. They are a centre-left party, but at the time that the party's arguably greatest and longest serving leader Thoth, it had evolved into a leftist party. It is currently led by Aqua.

History (Real)

Originally, there were two parties: the Democratic Socialist Alliance and the Tsz Kong Greens. While they remained separate throughout 2022, they both enjoyed cordial relations. In November 2022, the two formed a governing coalition due to their similar beliefs, eventually deciding to merge the two parties in January 2023.

In July 2023, the Democratic Progressive Party would merge into the party with its leader: Aqua, becoming the new DSG leader.

History (Lore)

The Democratic Socialist Greens (DSG) didn’t emerge overnight—it was the product of decades of left-wing activism, electoral frustration, and a growing sense that Tsz Kong’s fractured progressive forces needed to unite or risk permanent irrelevance. Formed in 2023 through the merger of three major left-leaning parties—the Democratic Socialist Alliance (DSA, est. 1993), the Greens (est. 1987), and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, est. 2001)—the DSG represented the most significant realignment of Tsz Kong’s left, which had been cast into opposition since it became a proper electoral force.

The Greens were the oldest of the three, founded in the late 1980s as an environmentalist movement in response to Tsz Kong’s unchecked industrialization. Initially seen as idealistic outsiders, they gained traction in the 1990s as pollution scandals and urban sprawl turned public opinion toward sustainability. Meanwhile, the Democratic Socialist Alliance emerged in the aftermath of the 1997 financial crisis, channeling anger over austerity and inequality into a platform of workers’ rights, wealth redistribution, and public healthcare expansion. The youngest of the trio, the Democratic Progressive Party, was born in the early 2000s as a youth-driven movement advocating for direct democracy, LGBTQ+ rights, and anti-corruption reforms—issues that the older left had often sidelined. While the three parties were friendly to each other, they never considered a merger due to ideological differences, with some DSA members viewing the DPP as too moderate, and the Greens as too single-issue. However, their loss of a majority to the Nationalists left the party no choice.

The 2023 merger was messy but necessary. Old ideological divides—between class-focused socialists and identity-driven progressives, between radical environmentalists and pragmatic reformers—had to be bridged. After months of tense negotiations, the new Democratic Socialist Greens was born, with a platform combining green policies, welfare redistribution, and radical economic reform aiming at ending the heavy influence of corporations in Tsz Kong.

The party’s emphasis on housing justice and public healthcare has resonated in a country where skyrocketing living costs have pushed many to the brink. Meanwhile, its climate resilience policies—such as mangrove restoration and flood-resistant urban planning—have won over coastal voters battered by worsening storms. Yet challenges remain. The DSG still struggles to shake its image as a party of the "educated elite" in the eyes of some working-class voters, who see the TKNP’s nationalist rhetoric as a stronger defense against economic insecurity. Internal tensions also persist between idealists pushing for radical change and pragmatists focused on electoral viability.

Members

Name	Notes
Aqua	Leader
Citric Acid	Former Leader
Yoshipie
Frogggggg	Former Leader
Thoth