Aruban Sovereignty Movement
Movimiento Arubano Soberano
AbbreviationMAS
LeaderMarisol Lopez-Tromp
FounderHolmo Henriquez
Founded17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
Colours  Light blue
Parliament of Aruba
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Website
masaruba.com

The Aruban Sovereignty Movement (Papiamento: Movimiento Arubano Soberano; Dutch: Arubaanse Souvereiniteitsbeweging; MAS) is an Aruban political party. The party was founded on 17 September 2015 by Holmo Henriquez, entrepreneur, who also became party leader. The party is in favor of giving citizens more power through participation, regardless of who runs the country.[1]

Participation in elections

MAS debuted in the 2017 elections. In the primary, the party passed the required threshold of 551 declarations of support; however, this number was nearly halved to 287 votes in the vote. With this result, the party remained outside parliament and Henriquez indicated that he wanted to resign from politics. On April 21, 2021, Marisol Lopez-Tromp, former minister on behalf of the POR, took over the party leadership.[2] With a short list of candidates, the MAS managed to win 4,681 votes and two state seats in the 2021 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Movimiento Arubano Soberano MAS" (in Papiamento). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Marisol Lopez-Tromp lijsttrekker MAS". 24ora.com. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "MEP wint statenverkiezingen Aruba, opmars kleine partijen". Antilliaans Dagblad. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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