Havana, December 16 (RHC)-- The Council of State agreed that the elections of provincial governors and vice-governors will be held on Saturday, January 18. To that end, the delegates of the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power from all over the country will meet simultaneously on that day.

According to Granma newspaper, during a meeting held at the National Council, headquarters of the National Assembly, the council also approved a Decree-Law "On mechanization, agricultural drainage and water supply to animals", which aims to ensure the legal basis to organize the development of these activities and contribute to achieving a more rational use of water, improve hydraulic infrastructure and agricultural equipment, and raise productivity and the use of advanced technologies.

In compliance with the newly adopted Constitution of the Republic, the State Council made a preliminary analysis of the three draft laws that will be submitted for approval at the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly, called for this week: the Law on the State Budget for 2020; the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the National Assembly of People's Power and the State Council; and the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power and People's Councils.