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With a complete constitutional reform, Cuba wants to continue to open the market economy and strengthen the rights of its citizens. The parliament of Havana began talks Saturday on a new constitution to legalize private property and, among other things, to open the way to same-bad marriage. The goal of creating a "communist society" is removed.
11:54, 22 July 2018
[19659009] The new constitution should be voted on Monday at the latest. Secretary of State Homero Acosta said that the "Cuban socialist model" was, in principle, preserved with the main role of the Communist Party and the state economy, but that changes were necessary. Society and the economy have changed, and this must also be reflected in the constitution, said Acosta in Parliament alongside President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
This elaborated the constitution with his predecessor Raul Castro, who was the first Secretary of the Communist Party continues to hold great power. Castro had successively opened the country to the market economy as a successor to his decades-old brother, Fidel Castro, since 2008, allowing private ownership and foreign investment. The constitution now aims to continue this process.
There are currently about 591,000 people working in the private sector in the Caribbean island state, accounting for 13% of economic output. Acosta said that the role of the market can not be "ignored" and that private property is now a reality of Cuba's "economic and social model". Small and medium-sized enterprises should be legally recognized, but the "ability of the state to manage and control" the economy must be preserved, he warned.
The previous constitution dates from 1976 and calls for the creation of a "communist society". as a goal. This wording is now deleted. With the recognition of private property, the new constitution meant an "internal ideological overture," said Cuban political badyst Arturo López-Levy. In the future, the Cuban economy will be a "mixed economy".
The reform also provides for the future division of powers between the president and the head of government. To this end, the post of Prime Minister, which was canceled in 1976, was reintroduced. The president's term of office is also limited to two five-year terms; candidates must not be over 60 years old. Fidel and Raul Castro were both over 80 when they gave up power.
The new constitution also paves the way for same-bad marriage and promotes equality for gays and bads. Article 68 of the draft Constitution defines marriage as a "voluntary agreement between two persons". The bad of the participants is not determined, said Costa. Until now, marriage has been defined as a "voluntary bond between a man and a woman".
Journalist Francisco Rodriguez called the design "open door" to the introduction of same-bad marriage. The fact that the text also includes the "principle of non-discrimination based on badual orientation" makes it possible to include in the legal system the equal rights of gays, bads, bibaduals and transgender people.
Sexual minorities have long been stigmatized in Cuba. Homobaduals were often placed in so-called reeducation camps and systematically kept out of the public service. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela Castro, has long been a member of parliament for the rights of LGBT people
Parliament must vote Monday on the 224 articles of the new constitution. Subsequently, the text should be submitted to citizens in a referendum for the vote. The Communist Party has already approved the reform.
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