Movimiento al Socialismo (Venezuela)
| Movimiento al Socialismo | |
|---|---|
| Party leader | Segundo Meléndez |
| Secretary General | Felipe Mujica |
| founding | 19th January 1971 |
| Headquarters | Caracas |
| Alignment | social democratic |
| Colours) | orange |
| International connections | Socialist International |
| Website | www.masvenezuela.com.ve/blog |
The Movimiento al Socialismo (abbreviation: MAS ; más means "more" in Spanish ) is a social democratic party in Venezuela .
history
It emerged in 1971 from a split in the Venezuelan Communist Party . It had the goal of becoming the third-strongest force behind the two large established parties Acción Democrática and COPEI , but often only got less than 5 percent of the vote.
Despite the support for Hugo Chavez in the 1998 elections , where the MAS won 9 percent of the vote, the MAS was involved in the 2002 coup against Chavez. For the 2006 elections, the MAS supported Manuel Rosales , the opposition candidate, and won 0.61 percent of the vote.