The Movement for Socialism (Spanish: Movimiento al Socialismo, abbreviated MAS) was a political movement in Honduras, active inside the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH).
[1] MAS was founded by a younger generation within the PDCH, with leaders like José Antonio Cruz Oliva, Efraín Díaz Arrivillaga, Rodolfo Sorto Romero, Rafael Alegría, Oswaldo Discua, Juan Ramón Dermit, Melba Reyes and others.
[1] Inside PDCH MAS confronted the "El Palo" faction for influence over the organization.
[3] MAS sought to replace the leaderships inside popular organizations linked to the Christian Democratic movement.
[1] Some MAS members, who had been expelled from PDCH, founded the Socialist Party (PASO) in November 1978.