Raul Castro Attends Inauguration of the Cuban Parliament
- Written by Redacción ¡ahora!
- Published in Cuba
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Photo: CubadebateCuban President Raul Castro is heading the inauguration session of the 9th Legislature of the National Assembly of the People's Power (Parliament) at Havana's Convention Center. This day, the 605 lawmakers elected last March 11 by more than seven million Cubans are being sworn in for a period of five years, as established by the Constitution of the Caribbean country.
After the Assembly´s inauguration, the legislators will choose by secret and direct vote to the presidency of the Parliament and to the 31 members of the Council of State, including the president, the first vice-president and the five vice-presidents.
The inauguration of the Ninth Legislature of the National Assembly takes place in the context of the 57th anniversary of the victory of Cuba at Playa Girón on a counterrevolutionary brigade, armed, and trained by the United States. / PL
