The Council of State ordered the holding of elections for provincial governors and deputy governors throughout the country
Havana, May 28 (RHC) By Cuba's constitution and electoral law, the Council of State ordered the holding of elections for provincial governors and deputy governors throughout the country this Sunday.
Cuban Electoral Law- number 127 of July 13, 2019-, establishes that both positions are elected by the delegates to the municipal assemblies of the People's Power, at the proposal of the President of the Republic, for five years.
The voting acts are headed by the president of the corresponding Municipal Electoral Council and a deputy to the National Parliament, appointed by the Council of State.
The head of state in the Antillean nation has the prerogative to propose to the delegates to the municipal assemblies of the People's Power of each province, the candidates for the election of the provincial governor and vice governor.
In said legislative sphere, the delegates meet this Sunday to elect by their right, using free, equal, direct, and secret vote, those who will be the highest government authorities of the province.
When the votes are counted, the Municipal Electoral Council prepares and signs the corresponding minutes, specifying the total number of ballots in the ballot box, those declared valid, those declared blank, those void, and the number of votes obtained by each candidate.
As inescapable requirements before this moment, a candidate for governor or vice-governor must be born in Cuba, have no other citizenship, be at least 30 years of age, reside in the province, and be in full enjoyment of his or her civil and political rights.
The governor is the highest executive-administrative official in his province; hence, he organizes and directs the Provincial Administration. In line with this responsibility, he/she is accountable and reports to the National Assembly of People's Power, the Council of State, the Council of Ministers, and the Provincial Council.
By the nation's Magna Carta, each province is governed by a Provincial Government of People's Power, made up of a governor and a Provincial Council, which functions in close relationship with the people.
The Government represents the Cuban State to channel the economic and social development in each of the 15 provinces of the country. In that demarcation it acts as a coordinator between the central structures of the State and the municipalities, contributing to the harmony of interests.
The governmental entity contributes to the fulfillment of the plans of the entities established in its territory, although they are not subordinated to them, it does so without interfering in the functions and attributions conferred by the Constitution and the laws to the municipal bodies of the People's Power (Source: Prensa Latina).
