Cuban authorities highlighted today the preliminary results of the Sunday vote, which registered 75.92% of participation and validated the election of the 470 candidates proposed for the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament).

A total of 6,164,876 Cubans (75.92% of the electoral roll) cast their vote yesterday in the election of candidates for deputies to the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), according to Alina Balseiro Gutierrez, president of the National Electoral Council (CEN).

Creation recognizes no difference between the cultured and the popular, and maestro José Loyola (Cienfuegos, 1941), composer and flutist, shows talent and mastery in both aspects. He is an architect of the Bolero Festival—organized by the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists of Cuba—scheduled for June.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described the national election for the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), held on Sunday, as a revolutionary victory on a day of celebration, joy, confirmation and conviction.

Pursuant to national and regional priorities, Cuban experts approved the new National Plant Conservation Strategy for 2023- 2030, with focus on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, access to genetic resources of biodiversity, and the fair and equitable distribution of the resulting benefits, according to Beatriz Chávez Meriño, Assistant of the Group of Cuban Plant Specialists.

Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, president of the National Electoral Council (CEN) announced that 5,711,397 Cubans exercised their right to vote until 5:00 p.m. this Sunday, a figure equivalent to 70.34 percent (%) of the total number of registered voters.

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, was the first to exercise his right to vote at polling station No.2, belonging to the 60th constituency of the Siboney district in the capital's Playa municipality.

U.S. government officials confirm that the warning spread on social networks that Cubans exercising their right to vote in Cuba today will not be able to take advantage of the "humanitarian parole" program is fake.

Today's vote is to maintain equality and for Cuban women, said Teresa Amarelle Boue, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and secretary general of the Cuban Women's Federation (FMC by its Spanish acronym).

At 9:00 a.m. today, 1,473,515 Cubans had exercised their right to vote, representing 18.15 % of the electoral roll of 8,120,72 million voters, announced Tomas Amaran Diaz, vice president of the National Electoral Commission (CEN).

The national Election Day is taking place in an transparent, ethical and responsible environment, where the previous organization of each polling station has been key, said Susana Dominguez Medina, president of constituency number 10 of the Pilar-Atares Popular Council, in the municipality of El Cerro.

Early in the morning, the polling station located in the Gonzalo de Quesada school, in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución, received the residents of the 85th constituency, the tables arranged, papers, the Cuban flag and the pioneers next to the ballot boxes are images that are reiterated this Sunday in Cuba.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today highlighted the democratic nature of the Cuban electoral system with standards that are above the typical international ones.

Salvador Valdes Mesa, vice president of the country, attended today the first polling station in the municipality of Güines, in Mayabeque province, to exercise his right to vote.

Youth participation in the national elections process is essential for a better result that demonstrates the unity of the Cuban people, said today Aylin Alvarez Garcia, first secretary of the Young Communist League (UJC by its Spanish acronym).