Movimiento al Socialismo
The Movement for Socialism, officially the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (Spanish: Movimiento al Socialismo – Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos; MAS or MAS-IPSP), is a socialist political party in Bolivia. Its followers are known as Masistas.
Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo | |
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| Abbreviation | MAS-IPSP |
| Leader | Evo Morales |
| Vice President | Gerardo Garcia |
| Senate President | Andrónico Rodríguez |
| Chamber President | Israel Huaytari |
| Founded | 22 July 1997 |
| Split from | Assembly for the Sovereignty of the Peoples |
| Headquarters | Benedicto Vincenti Nº 960, Sopocachi, La Paz |
| Membership (2022) | 1,077,000 |
| Ideology | Socialism Indigenismo Anti-capitalism Anti-neoliberalism Left-wing populism Socialism of the 21st century Anti-imperialism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Cobalt Blue White Black |
| Senate | 21 / 36 |
| Deputies | 75 / 130 |
| Governorships | 3 / 9 |
| Mayors | 240 / 337 |
| Andean Parliament | 5 / 5 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www mas-ipsp | |
MAS-IPSP has governed the country from 22 January 2006, following the first ever majority victory by a single party in the December 2005 elections, to 10 November 2019, and since the 2020 elections. MAS-IPSP evolved out of the movement to defend the interests of coca growers. Evo Morales has articulated the goals of his party and popular organizations as the need to achieve plurinational unity, and to develop a new hydrocarbon law which guarantees 50% of revenue to Bolivia, although political leaders of MAS-IPSP recently interviewed showed interest in complete nationalization of the fossil fuel industries, as well as the country's lithium deposits.
MAS-IPSP is the dominant force in municipal politics in Bolivia. In the most recent municipal elections in 2015, it was the only party to contest leadership of all 339 municipalities. In all, the mayors of 227 municipalities belong to the party, as do 1,144 of the country's 2,022 municipal council members.