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Central American Parliament
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The Central American Parliament, also known by the abbreviation Parlacen (from the Spanish Parlamento Centroamericano) is a political institution devoted to the integration of the Central American countries.
The Parlacen represents a modern renewal of the historic Federal Republic of Central America which existed from 1823 to 1840.
The Parlacen has its more recent origins in the Contadora Group, a project launched in the 1980s to help deal with civil wars in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Although the Contadora was dissolved in 1986, the idea for Central American Integration remained, and its works were taken by the Esquipulas Peace Agreement, which, among other acts, agreed to the creation of the Central American Parliament.
The following countries each return 20 directly-elected deputies to the Parliament:
- Dominican Republic has special observer status in the Parlacen. (acceded 26 February 2004)
In spite of its efforts to promote the Esquipulas Agreement, Costa Rica has not yet ratified and is consequently not represented in the Parlacen.
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The Parlacen has three branches: Plenum, Board of Parliament, and Secretariat.
If ten members of at least two or more countries join together, they can from a Parliamentary Group.
- The Democratic Centre (CD)
- The Democratic Alliance of Central America (ADC)
- The Parliamentary Group of the Lefts (GPI)
- Democratic Convergency of Central America (CDC)
- Democratic Integration
On February 19, 2007 3 Salvadoran deputies and their driver were murdered in Guatemala [1].
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