Cuban Premier: Municipal Elections are an expression of democracy

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 27 (ACN) Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister of the Republic, said that this Sunday that the elections to elect delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power are the highest expression of socialist democracy.

Marrero exercised his right to vote at the polling station number 2 of the 89th constituency, in the municipality of Playa, and stressed that the process takes on special significance in the current context of the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade by the United States.

He said this is a day of joy and pride for the trust that Cubans place in the electoral political system and in the leadership of the country; we will continue to move forward until we solve the problems and achieve the prosperity that the citizens deserve, he stressed.

Today we select the legitimate representatives of the people and then an important process is unleashed that ends next December 17 with the constitution of the Municipal Assemblies, he added.

He stated that the integral and stable functioning of the local bodies of the People's Power is decisive as part of the decentralization of competences to that instance.

While waiting to exercise his right to vote, he told the neighbors that the recently concluded international tour of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, was positive and highlighted the fruitful meetings with government representatives and businessmen from friendly countries in order to strengthen cooperation.

According to the National Electoral Council, some eight million Cubans are called today to the democratic process, who will voluntarily, freely and anonymously elect the most suitable candidate to represent them in local bodies.

Cuba’s Municipal Assemblies have among their functions to organize and control, as established by the Council of Ministers and Provincial Governments, the functioning of economic, production, services, health and assistance activities.