Revolutionary Left Movement (Bolivia)
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Revolutionary Left Movement – New Majority Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria – Nueva Mayoría | |
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Regional affiliation | COPPPAL |
The Revolutionary Left Movement – New Majority (
History
The MIR was founded in 1971 by a merger of a left-wing faction of Bolivia's
In 1978, the MIR joined the left-of-center UDP alliance of former president Hernán Siles Zuazo. After a few years of unstable military rule, Siles Zuazo was proclaimed Constitutional President in 1982, based on the results of the 1980 elections, which had been annulled by general Luis García Meza. The MIR's Jaime Paz Zamora accompanied Dr. Siles as his Vice-President. During the dire economic crisis that coincided with the coming to power of the UDP, Siles became considerably unpopular. At this point (1984), the MIR—led by Vice-President Paz Zamora—left the governing alliance and moved into the opposition. Prior to the 1985 elections, a faction of the party led by Antonio Araníbar left the party on ideological grounds and formed the rival Free Bolivia Movement. The faction of the MIR that remained loyal to Paz Zamora referred to itself as the MIR-New Majority, and espoused a much more moderate program than before, having disassociated itself from Marxist dogmas and any notion of class struggle.
Presidency
The MIR was revitalized when it became one of the most vocal critics of the
Decline
Like the other traditionally dominant parties in Bolivia (such as the MNR and Banzer's
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5560-1. P. 241
- ^ Howard J. Wiarda, Harvey F. Kline, Latin American politics and development, Westview Press, 1990
- ^ a b c d e f g h Alvarez, Luis Daniel (January 2011). "Los partidos políticos en Bolivia: La volatilidad de un país expresada en sus organizaciones políticas". Argos. 28 (54): 107–126. Retrieved 3 October 2022.