Havana, February 20 (RHC)-- Cuban electoral authorities praised the success of the trial run carried out last Sunday, prior to the February 24th referendum, in which Cubans will either ratify or reject the country’s new Constitution, approved in late December by the National Assembly of People’s Powe
In statements to the press, Alina Balseiro, president of the National Electoral Commission, said the trial run was conducted as planned in the nnation’s 122 electoral districts, with total transparency and in full compliance with the country’s law.
Meanwhile, María Esther Bacallao,a representative of the National Electoral Commission secretariat, said that 2.52% of the more than 25,000 polling stations set up for the upcoming referendum reported some difficulties related to transport, communications and electricity. Bacallao said that all the reported problems must be solved by Thursday, three days before the planned referendum.
Cuba readies for Sunday’s referendum on new Constitution
Related Articles
Commentaries
MAKE A COMMENT
All fields requiredMore Views
- Cuba offers 200 fully-paid scholarships for Palestinian medical students to study on the island
- United Nations warns of staggering economic devastation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank
- International Cooperative Convention begins in Havana
- Hondurans take to the streets and resoundingly reject coup attempts against President Xiomara Castro
- United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food affirms dire situation during Israel's genocidal starvation campaign