Cuba Paves Way for Its General Elections
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Cuba Solidarity
Aug 15, 2007, 8:03:24 PM8/15/07
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Havana, August 15 (acn) Cuba is
paving the way for its general elections, which will take place on
October following the training of citizens who will make up the
electoral commissions in all districts and municipalities throughout
the island.
The commissions are made up of volunteers from different walks of life who are responsible for organizing the local meetings where candidates are nominated --without the mediation of the Cuban Communist Party-- reports the PL news agency.
The meetings will start on September 1 and conclude late that month with the selection of the candidates for delegates to the municipal assemblies.
According to the Granma newspaper, the commissions include experienced members, though most of the volunteers are young people who will participate in this activity for the first time.
"That's why it's so important to train the youngsters; so that they become familiar with Cuba's electoral laws and other current regulations," pointed out Pedro Chavez, head of one of the districts in the municipality of Playa, in Havana.
The Cuban government formally called for general elections on July 9. The first stage entails the appointment of municipal delegates, while the provincial delegates and the parliamentary deputies will be elected in the second stage.
The commissions are made up of volunteers from different walks of life who are responsible for organizing the local meetings where candidates are nominated --without the mediation of the Cuban Communist Party-- reports the PL news agency.
The meetings will start on September 1 and conclude late that month with the selection of the candidates for delegates to the municipal assemblies.
According to the Granma newspaper, the commissions include experienced members, though most of the volunteers are young people who will participate in this activity for the first time.
"That's why it's so important to train the youngsters; so that they become familiar with Cuba's electoral laws and other current regulations," pointed out Pedro Chavez, head of one of the districts in the municipality of Playa, in Havana.
The Cuban government formally called for general elections on July 9. The first stage entails the appointment of municipal delegates, while the provincial delegates and the parliamentary deputies will be elected in the second stage.
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