MAS Region

{{Infobox Political Party

|country = Chile

|name = MAS Region

|native_name = MAS Región

|colorcode = #F34723

|logo = File:Mas-Region.png

|leader =

|president = Cristián Tapia Ramos

|foundation = 2008

|dissolution = 2018

|membership_year = 2009

|membership = 23,619 (10th)[http://ciperchile.cl/wp-content/uploads/Estadistica-de-Cantidad-de-Afiliados-a-Partidos-Politicos-20091.pdf Estadistica de cantidad de afiliados a partidos politicos, al 14/08/2009]

|ideology = Democratic socialism
Regionalism

|position = Left-wing

|headquarters =

|youth_wing =

|newspaper =

|international =

|colours = Red and White

|flag =

|wing1_title = Coalition

|wing1 = Nueva Mayoría

|website =

|seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies

|seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|120|hex=#F34723}}

|seats2_title = Senate

|seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|38|hex=#F34723}}

}}

The MAS Region ({{langx|es|MAS Región}}), known until 2014 as Broad Social Movement ({{langx|es|Movimiento Amplio Social}}, MAS) was a Chilean left-wing political party founded by Alejandro Navarro in 2008.

The party was created as a political movement in 2008, by Senator Alejandro Navarro, after the then member of the Socialist Party (PS) began to feel poorly represented both by his party (which was then headed by Camilo Escalona) as the Concertacion, political coalition that owns the PS.{{cite web |author=Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile |title=Movimiento Amplio Social |url=http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/partidos_politicos/wiki/Movimiento_Amplio_Social |accessdate=April 11, 2013|language=es}} The party is inspired by the Socialism of the 21st century.

In 2009, after a failed presidential campaign, Navarro and the MAS members offer support to candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami.{{cite web |author=Qué! |title=Navarro renuncia a la candidatura presidencial y ofrece su apoyo a Enríquez-Ominami |url=http://www.que.es/ultimas-noticias/espana/200909230633-navarro-renuncia-candidatura-presidencial-ofrece.html |publisher=September 23, 2009 |accessdate=April 11, 2013 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055400/http://www.que.es/ultimas-noticias/espana/200909230633-navarro-renuncia-candidatura-presidencial-ofrece.html |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }} For the presidential election of 2013, however, announced it will support Michelle Bachelet (PS), representative of the former Concertacion. Currently participating in the electoral coalition Nueva Mayoría. Some members did not support this decision and formed the United Left.{{cite web|title=Legalización del partido Izquierda Unida:"Nuestro objetivo es generar una tercera alternativa electoral en Chile"|url=http://radio.uchile.cl/noticias/203807/|author=Radio U. Chile|publisher=April 6, 2013|accessdate=April 28, 2013|language=es}}

In 2014 it merged with the Northern Force Party, led by the mayor of Iquique, Jorge Soria, to form MAS Region.{{cite web |author=LeyChile.cl |title=MAS Región |url=http://bcn.cl/1lmpb |accessdate=February 4, 2017|language=es}} In 2016, Senator Navarro resigned the party and the Nueva Mayoría to form the new País party.{{cite web|title=Senador Navarro funda nuevo partido llamado "País siempre por Chile"|url=http://www.24horas.cl/politica/senador-navarro-funda-nuevo-partido-llamado-pais-siempre-por-chile-2123959|author=24Horas.cl|date=3 September 2016|publisher=September 6, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2017|language=es}} In 2018, MAS Region merged with Citizen Left to become MAS Citizen Left.{{Cite web|url=https://www.servel.cl/servel-resuelve-disolucion-de-seis-partidos-politicos-por-no-alcanzar-requisitos-minimos-en-ultimas-elecciones-parlamentarias/|title = Servel resuelve disolver seis partidos por no lograr requisitos mínimos en últimas elecciones – Servicio Electoral de Chile}}