First session of the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power. Photo: ACN

Havana, Dec 26 (RHC) Several Municipal Assemblies of People's Power are meeting today throughout Cuba, in the first ordinary session of the 18th Mandate of these bodies.

As reported by the legislature on Twitter, the delegates will analyze, among other issues, the Economy Plan and the Budget for the year 2023.

Last December 17, the 168 Municipal Assemblies of People's Power were constituted in Cuba, made up of 12,422 delegates who were recently elected in the districts.

During that day, these local government bodies elected their presidents, vice presidents, and secretaries, who will lead the work for the next five years.

The Municipal Assemblies are the highest body of State power in the territories, and they approve and control the economic plan, the budget, and the integral development plan, at the same time they sign agreements and issue normative provisions, within the framework of their competence, on matters of regional interest. (Source: ACN)