Movimiento al Socialismo (Venezuela)

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The Movement for Socialism (Spanish: Movimiento al Socialismo, or MAS) is a democratic socialist political party in Venezuela.

History

MAS was founded in 1971, with a view to emphasising a

, merged with MAS.

In the 1970s to the 1990s, members of MAS hoped that the party would become the third largest political force, challenging the dominant

.

1983 MAS election poster, with presidential candidate Teodoro Petkoff

MAS initially supported the government of Hugo Chávez in 1998. Petkoff disagreed with this decision and left the party. Disagreements between MAS and Chávez subsequently emerged, and MAS joined the opposition.

In the

National Assembly
. Its current leaders include Leopoldo Puchi, Felipe Mújica and Carlos Tablante.

In the period since 1989, when state governors have been directly elected, the party has

Ramón Martínez) and Zulia. Some of his past members included: Pompeyo Márquez, Rafael Guerra Ramos and Carlos Tablante
.

Presidential candidates supported

Elections where MAS backed the winning candidate shown in bold

MAS is a member of Socialist International,[3] and a member of COPPPAL.[4]

See also

  • Douglas Bravo and his FALN guerilla faction had been expelled from the Communist Party in 1965, forming the Party of Venezuelan Revolution.

References

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  2. ^ "Ex chavista desafía a la MUD y se lanza como candidato". El Informador (in Spanish). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ Socialist International MEMBER PARTIES of the SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL, accessed 10 June 2012
  4. ^ (in Spanish) COPPPAL, Partidos Miembros Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 10 June 2012