Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
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Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta |
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| Abbreviation | MIRA |
| Chairman | Carlos Alberto Baena |
| Secretary-General | Gloria Stella Díaz |
| Vice chairwoman | Irma Luz Herrera |
| Founder |
Carlos Alberto Baena Alexandra Moreno Piraquive |
| Founded | July 26, 2000 |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Newspaper | Periódico MIRA |
| Youth wing | MIRA Youths |
| Ideology | Miraism (Official) |
| Political position | Center-right to Right-wing |
| International affiliation | Asociación Miraismo Internacional (MIA) |
| Colours |
Blue (Pantone 286), White |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 102
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| Seats in the Chamber |
3 / 166
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| Governorships |
0 / 32
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| Mayorships |
0 / 1,103
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| Deputies |
8 / 418
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| Councillors |
47 / 12,061
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| Website | |
| www.movimientomira.com | |
The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (Spanish: Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta "MIRA") is a social and political party in Colombia, founded on March 21, 2000 by 51,095 Colombians led by lawyer and former senator Carlos Alberto Baena and Alexandra Moreno Piraquive. The party also has functions as a non-profit organization. It has representation in the Chamber of Representatives and in the Senate of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia, and has also participated in the public corporations of Colombia at a regional level, being stated as the eight most influential political force in the country.
Commonly, the party is known in Colombia as "Movimiento MIRA" or just "MIRA". Members and affiliates are known as "Miraists", and their ideology is called Miraism. On a global level, MIRA has been registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization of the United Nations since September 27, 2011.
Miraism has presence in many American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, USA, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, as well as in some European countries: the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In Asia, it is present in Japan.
At the elections of 2002 the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation.
The MIRA Movement took part in the legislative elections of 2006, in which it won 1 out of 165 deputies and 2 out of 100 senators.
In 2010, MIRA took part in the legislative elections, in which it won 1 out of 166 deputies and 3 out of 100 senators.
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