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Holguin Say Yes for the Continuity of the Cuban Revolution

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voto dirigentes 1Ernesto Santiesteban, First Secretary of the PCC in Holguin exercises his right to vote / Photos: Elder Leyva
 
"Without this Revolution, it would be impossible to reach this moment when the people vote for the Constitution, which will safeguard their rights," said Army General Ramon Espinosa Martin, deputy minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and head of the Eastern Strategic Region, after voting Yes for the new Magna Carta that, this February 24, is submitted to Referendum by the people of Cuba.
 
voto dirigentes 2The General of Army Corps Ramón Espinosa went to the polls early in the morning.
 
The Hero of the Republic of Cuba and member of the Political Bureau highlighted the fact that students are the ones who guard the ballot boxes, and not the military, as in the days before the triumph of the Revolution.
 
He recalled that he never participated in any election before 1959, because he does not forget the image of the mayor of the town buying the votes of the electorate. He described as a pride for him to have voted in the land where Fidel and Raul were born.
 
voto dirigentes 3General Division Rafael Hernández Delgado.
 
Electoral General Rafael Hernandez Delgado, the highest authority of the Eastern Army, excercised his vote at the same electoral college, who also gave his yes "because this is a democratic moment, which lives our entire population and the Cuban social system."
 
Ernesto Santiesteban Velázquez, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Holguin, who after depositing his ballot in the ballot box in the electoral school located in the elementary school Tony Alomá, said: "I am sure that the attendance of voters is great accross the province.
 
We have a commitment to continuity, with History and Fidel and Raul. If there’s something we can not forget is that this is the land of the Commander in Chief and the Army General. Voting Yes today, we are defending the legacy of Fidel, for youth, the elderly, women and children.
 
There, the combatant of the Revolution, Eliecer Peña, said: "I voted for Fidel, for Raul and my country. We are leading another victory over Imperialism. "
 
voto dirigentes 4Julio César Estupiñán Rodríguez, President of the Government in the province.
 
For his part, Julio César Estupiñan Rodriguez, president of the Government in the province, stressed that this "is a historic and festive day. We have seen organization and massiveness. There is no doubt that it will be a strong vote against the enemy. "
 
The ¡ahora! local newspaper also reached the special electoral college located in the Lenin hospital, where more than 200 people, including patients, companions and staff of the facility, had exercised their right to vote. Gladys María García, with her newborn baby in her arms, declared that she had received two gifts, her son, and that she had ratified the Law of Laws that will govern the future of the Homeland.