MERCOSUR Parliament
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The MERCOSUR Parliament is the regional legislative body of the Southern Common Market, responsible for representing the citizens of member states and contributing to the bloc’s integration and lawmaking processes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joint Parliamentary Commission of MERCOSUR | 1 |
| MERCOSUR Parliament canonical | 1 |
| Mercosur Parliament | 1 |
| Parlamento del MERCOSUR | 1 |
| Parlamento del Mercosur | 1 |
| Parlamento do Mercosul | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MERCOSUR institution
ⓘ
regional parliament ⓘ supranational legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MERCOSUR Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parlamento del Mercosur
MERCOSUR Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parlamento do Mercosul
Parlasur ⓘ |
| composition | parliamentarians from each MERCOSUR member state ⓘ |
| foundationDate | December 2005 ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
committees on economic affairs
ⓘ
committees on human rights ⓘ committees on international relations ⓘ committees on political affairs ⓘ committees on regional integration ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
debates regional policies
ⓘ
issues recommendations to MERCOSUR decision-making bodies ⓘ monitors implementation of MERCOSUR norms ⓘ proposes harmonization of national legislation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | MERCOSUR member states ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Uruguay ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Montevideo ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| language |
Guaraní
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ other official languages of member states ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
MERCOSUR Constitutive Treaty protocols
ⓘ
Ouro Preto Protocol (as part of MERCOSUR institutional framework) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
MERCOSUR
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Montevideo ⓘ |
| officialName |
MERCOSUR Parliament
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Parlamento del MERCOSUR
|
| partOf | MERCOSUR institutional structure ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Latin America
ⓘ
Southern Cone ⓘ |
| replaces |
MERCOSUR Parliament
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Parliamentary Commission of MERCOSUR
|
| represents |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ associated states of MERCOSUR (with observer or special status) ⓘ citizens of MERCOSUR member states ⓘ |
| role |
contributes to MERCOSUR lawmaking processes
ⓘ
promotes regional integration ⓘ regional legislative body of MERCOSUR ⓘ represents citizens at the MERCOSUR level ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | combination of direct and indirect election depending on member state ⓘ |
| shortName | Parlasur ⓘ |
| startedOperation | 2007 ⓘ |
| termLength | varies by member state electoral rules ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parlamentomercosur.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
South American Parliament
this entity surface form:
Mercosur Parliament
this entity surface form:
Parlamento del MERCOSUR
this entity surface form:
Joint Parliamentary Commission of MERCOSUR
this entity surface form:
Parlamento del Mercosur
this entity surface form:
Parlamento do Mercosul