Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation

Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta
AbbreviationMIRA
ChairmanManuel Virgüez Piraquive
Secretary-GeneralFabián Puentes Sierra
Vice chairwomanAna Paola Agudelo García
FounderCarlos Alberto Baena
Alexandra Moreno Piraquive
Founded26 July 2000 (2000-07-26)
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
NewspaperPeriódico MIRA
Youth wingMIRA Youths
IdeologyChristian democracy
Social conservatism
Communitarianism
Political positionCentre-right
ReligionChurch of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International[1]
National affiliationTeam for Colombia
International affiliationAsociación Miraismo Internacional (MIA)
Colours  Blue (Pantone 286),[2]
  White
Chamber of Representatives
1 / 188
Senate
3 / 108
Governors
0 / 32
Mayors
0 / 1,103
Deputies
8 / 418
Councillors
47 / 12,061
Website
partidomira.com

The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (Spanish: Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta, "MIRA") is a political party in Colombia, founded in 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 Colombia, and has also participated in the public corporations of Colombia at a regional level, being stated as the eighth-most influential political force in the country.

The party is commonly 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, 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 2018, MIRA took part in the legislative elections, in which it won 1 out of 166 deputies and 3 out of 102 senators. The current party Chairman is Manuel Antonio Virgüez.

  1. ^ Soendergaard, Maren (22 January 2014). "US to investigate Colombian 'MIRA' party". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Estatutos Aprobados Acta No. 085 de Octubre 2014 Segun Resolucion 3780 de 2014". Movimiento MIRA. Retrieved 3 February 2017.