Cuba Reinforces
Electoral Preparations
The intensification of
preparations for the
election of
parliamentary deputies
and delegates to the
provincial government on
January 20 marked this
week in Cuba.
The president of the
National Electoral
Council (CEN), Maria
Esther Reus, told press
attention is focused on
seminars for the
training of the members
of the nearly 39,000
polling sites.
Similarly, it will be
held a public campaign
supported by
nongovernmental
organizations over the
voting system, Reus
explained, and recalled
that over half million
people will vote for the
first time in this kind
of elections.
The also minister of
justice noted the united
vote strategy will be
encouraged, as a way to
support unity,
independence,
sovereignty, the
homeland, and the
Revolution.
The 1,815 candidates for
the seats, 614 of them
for the People's Power
National Assembly, will
keep attending meetings
with neighbors from the
municipalities and
districts that they
represent.
Over 300,000 Cubans will
directly support the
elections as electoral
authorities, from the
national level to the
constituency, the
official noted. |
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