February 24th, 2019

24 February, 2019 Raul Exercised His Right to Vote

HAVANA, Cuba. – On the morning of this Sunday February 24, the first Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Army General Raul Castro Ruz exercised his right to vote in an electoral college in the municipality of Playa, to endorse the new Constitution of the Republic of Cuba. After depositing his ballot, […]

24 February, 2019 More than 70 percent of Cubans Have Already Voted

HAVANA, Cuba. – Six millions 772 thousand 619 Cubans had exercised their right to vote until 02:00 this afternoon, the Secretary of the National Electoral Commission, Maria Esther Bacallao, told the press. This figure represents 74.09 percent of the updated list of voters summoned to the ballot box for the constitutional referendum, Bacallao added from […]

24 February, 2019 For a Magna Carta of All

HAVANA, Cuba.- We voted for a constitution we have written among all Cubans, that we have debated and amended among all, that reflects diverse visions of our society and at the same time a strong unity of the nation, Chancellor Bruno Rodriguez said this Sunday. When voting at an electoral college at Playa municipality in […]

24 February, 2019 A Historic Day of Unity and Reaffirmation

HAVANA, Cuba.- After exercising his vote in today’s constitutional referendum, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, stated that historically February 24 has been a day of unity, continuity and revolutionary reaffirmation in Cuba. The also member of the Political Bureau of the Party recalled José Marti ‘s call to […]

24 February, 2019 A Magna Carta of Its Time and with Future

HAVANA, Cuba.- This Constitution for its content is topical and also for the future, since it covers many projections, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, said when voting in the Electoral College number 3, circumscription number 10, in Playa municipality. Machado Ventura added there are a lot of […]

24 February, 2019 More than 5 Million Cubans Have Voted in Constitutional Referendum

HAVANA, Cuba.- This Sunday until 11 a.m. 5,154,904 Cubans had exercised their right to vote, after Tomas Amaran, vice president of the National Electoral Commission. The official added this figure represents 57, 38 per cent of the updated list of voters, and means a positive result, superior even to the previous process in 2018 when […]

24 February, 2019 More than Two Million Cubans Vote Referendum in 2 Hours

The National Electoral Commission of Cuba (CEN) reported today that two hours after the opening of the polling stations, more than two million persons had exercised their right to vote the constitutional referendum.

24 February, 2019 Cubans to the Polls in Referendum on New Constitution

More than eight million Cubans are now called to exercise their right to a free, direct and secret vote in the referendum that defines whether or not they ratify the new Constitution of the Republic.

24 February, 2019 Cuban Deputy Highlights Constitution Democratic Character

The president of the Health and Sports Commission of the National Assembly of People”s Power, Estela Cristina Luna, highlighted the democratic nature of the new Constitution that is currently being submitted to a referendum in Cuba for ratification.