Aruban Sovereignty Movement

{{Infobox political party

| name = Aruban Sovereignty Movement

| native_name = Movimiento Arubano Soberano

| logo =Logo of the Aruban Sovereignty Movement.png

| colorcode = {{party color|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}

| abbreviation = MAS

| leader = {{ill|Marisol Lopez-Tromp|nl}}

| founder = Holmo Henriquez

| founded = {{Start date|2015|9|17|df=yes}}

| ideology = Social democracy

| position =Centre-left

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}|border=darkgray}} Light blue

| seats1_title = Parliament of Aruba

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}}}

| flag =

| website = [https://masaruba.com/ masaruba.com]

| country = Aruba

}}

The Aruban Sovereignty Movement ({{langx|pap|Movimiento Arubano Soberano}}; {{langx|nl|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.{{Cite web|date=29 April 2017|title=Movimiento Arubano Soberano MAS|url=https://www.bondia.com/movimiento-arubano-soberanomas/|access-date=23 April 2021|language=pap}}

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.{{Cite web|date=22 April 2021|title=Marisol Lopez-Tromp lijsttrekker MAS|url=https://nederlands.24ora.com/2021/04/22/marisol-lopez-tromp-lijsttrekker-mas/|access-date=22 April 2021|website=24ora.com}} With a short list of candidates, the MAS managed to win 4,681 votes and two state seats in the 2021 general election.{{Cite web|date=26 June 2021|title=MEP wint statenverkiezingen Aruba, opmars kleine partijen|url=https://antilliaansdagblad.com/aruba/23869-mep-wint-statenverkiezingen-aruba-opmars-kleine-partijen|access-date=27 June 2021|website=Antilliaans Dagblad}}

Election results

=Aruba general elections=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Status
2017 \| rowspan=3 \|Marisol Lopez-Tromp \| 287 \| 0.49 (#8) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|21\|hex={{party color\|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}}} \| New \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}}
2021 \| 4,681 \| 7.99 (#4) \| {{Composition bar\|2\|21\|hex={{party color\|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}}} \| {{increase}} 2 \| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2024 \| 1,722 \| 3.10 (#7) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|21\|hex={{party color\|Aruban Sovereignty Movement}}}} \| {{decrease}} 2 \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}}

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! Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Status

2017

| rowspan=3 |Marisol Lopez-Tromp

| 287

| 0.49 (#8)