The Moderate Party

The Moderate Party (TMP) (Doggish: Die Partij fan Geimatig, DPG) was a fiscally conservative and socially progressive party that existed in Doggerland between 1988 and 2018.

History
The party was created as a joke between Vallestad University dormmates Sem Udre and Pim De Jong after a friend suggested making a party to run for student government. Their party soon caught on and became one of the largest parties at Vallestad and the largest joke party by membership in the country, boasting 400 members just a year after formation. A few years later in 1995, De Jong learned of a former student being elected to city council as a member of The Moderate Party. This inspired him to remake the party into an actual party with set beliefs and run in various local elections. In 1999, the party merged with the Free Citizens’ Voter Alliance, a political party that advocated for Direct democracy, Regionalism, and Localism. The party was abolished in 2018 after the founders decided to join the Reform Alliance.

Logo
According to Sem Udre who designed the logo in March of 1990, the three-coloured logo represents Conservatism, Liberalism and Progressivism, while the centre of the logo represents the party bridging the gap between different ideologies.