By Orlando Oramas Leon Havana, Jul (P L) The Third Period of Sessions of the IX Legislature of the Cuban Parliament is considered historic this Sunday, both for the approval of three important laws and for the debated issues, of citizen interest.
It was a parliamentary exercise that had the active participation of the president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, even in the debate and subsequent approval of the Electoral, National Symbols and Fishing bills.
It is the first time that the legislature approves three legislations in the same session, where also members of the National Electoral Commission were elected by secret and direct vote, on the proposal of the president, according to the Electoral Law.
This was the opinion of the president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo, who emphasized the popular character of this body, composed of deputies ‘elected by the people and for the people’.
This was the first time the Assembly had been convened after the approval in February of the new Constitution of the Republic, which granted six months to the legislative body to elect the body in charge of organizing and supervising elections, referendums and other acts requiring popular vote.
The parliamentary session also put a strong emphasis on economic issues.
It turned out that the Gross Domestic Product grew in 2018 by 2.2 percent, while the plan was a modest 1.2 percent increase. Continue reading →