Democratic Socialist Party of Brazoria

  

Democratic Socialist Party Partido Socialista Democrático
Leader	Robert Whitmore
Slogan	For the many, not the few
Founded	February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)
Preceded by	New Democratic Bloc
Headquarters	Dallas, Leon Province
Student wing	Student Democratic Socialists
Youth wing	Young Democratic Socialists
Women's wing	Socialist Women of Brazoria
LGBT wing	Rainbow Socialists
Membership	232,800
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialists Progressivism American unionism Republicanism
Political position	Center-left to left-wing
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance Socialist International
American affiliation	Social Democrats of America
Official colors	Pink
Corte of Brazoria	13 / 65
Diet of Brazoria	104 / 350
American Parliament	10 / 55
Politics of Brazoria Political parties Elections

The Democratic Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Democrático) is a progressive political party in the Kingdom of Brazoria. Described as center-left to left-wing on the political spectrum, the Democratic Socialist Party is a social democratic political party described as an alliance of social democrats, progressives, democratic socialists and labor unions dedicated to advocating for social justice and an equal society.

The DSP was founded in 2001 and was the succesor of the New Democratic Bloc, a left-wing social democratic political party that broke off from the United Landonist Party, that was formed in 1989 after the Yellowrose Revolution which opposed the government from 1989 to 2000 when it was overthrown in the Pecan Revolution. The Democratic Socialist Party was founded by Eva Delaney as a means of creating a left-wing political party in Brazoria to represent the Brazorian Left, including those who weren't Landonist. The party was originally a minor party, but it grew in national politics and won its first general election in 2011 where Delaney won the chancellorship and succeded James Reynolds of the Federalist Party. As chancellor, Delaney implemented various political reforms including strengthening the National Health Program and advancing rights for LGBT citizens and immigrants. The party remained in government in a coalition government with the Democratic Cooperative and Green Party from 2011 until its defeat in 2019. Delaney would be succeeded by Robert Whitmore as party leader.

Since 2019, the DSP has remained in a coalition with the Democratic Cooperative while the Green Party is part of the independent opposition following the party's leadership election in January 2020. Ideologically, the DSP is left-wing on the political specturm and opposes neoliberal and economic conservative policies such as privatization, breaking up unions, interventionism and Ameroskepticism. On domestic policy, the Democratic Socialists favor advancing LGBT rights, liberalizing the nation's abortion laws and opposes most restrictions on it and favors drug liberalization. Economically, the party supports raising the minimum wage and rent control and favors nationalization of key industries such as the energy and medical sectors of the economy. On foreign policy, the party is ardently pro-unionist, favoring Brazorian membership in the Conference of American States and supports adopting the Amero as the nation's currency. In the American Parliament, the Democratic Socialists is affiliated with the Social Democrats of America and is one of the largest member parties along with the Social Democrats of Sierra and Farmer Labor Party of Superior.

History

New Democratic Bloc

Main article: New Democratic Bloc (Brazoria)

The origins of the party date back to the 1980s with the New Democratic Bloc, a social democratic and pro-reformist faction of the United Landonist Party. The bloc was originally an ideological faction of the United Landonists during the reign of the Brazorian Confederation and was formed in 1981 to rally party officials that support the Garter Reforms and support for democratizing the Brazorian political system, prefering democratic socialism instead of centralized state power and control. The NDB grew in size and became a large force in the wake of the Antillean War in 1987, a war that the bloc opposed and rallied left-wing and pro-democracy opposition towards the war, a conflict that was controversial in Brazoria and became unpopular once CAS forces began to intervene to stop the conflict.

Delaney's chancellorship (2011–2019)

Main article: 2011 Brazorian general election

Political positions

Economic positions

• Support raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour.
• Address issues of economic inequality in the country.
• Raise the corporate tax rate on all major businesses.
• Impose a wealth tax on the wealthiest Brazorians.

Social issues

• Legalize same-sex marriage nationwide in Brazoria.
• Repeal most restrictions on abortion in the country.
• Protect and expand the National Health Program.

Foreign policy

• Support membership in and expand the Conference of American States.
• Support Brazorian participation in League of Nations peacekeeping missions.
• Oppose all aid to authoritarian governments and dictatorships.
• Maintain peaceful coexistence with the United Commonwealth.
• Support stable relations with Mexico and Latin America.
• Oppose recognizing the Antilles until democratization is completed.

See also

• New Democratic Bloc (Brazoria)