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"This Constitution is an authentic expression of the democratic and participatory character of our people because it is born of him, he has his feelings".
"This Constitution is an authentic expression of the democratic and participatory character of our people because it is born of him, he has his feelings," said Secretary General of the State Council, Homero Acosta, noting the work of consensus achieved by the editorial board that he coordinates.
Nearly 600 members will be present in plenary session, in the presence of President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raul Castro, the First Secretary of the Communist Party (CCP), to finalize the project and then approve it by hand open.
After several hours of debate on the subject, parliamentarians received an explanation of the changes made to the original text following a popular debate that took place from August 13 to 15 November.
The new text recognizes "communism" as the goal of Cuban society and the CCP as a "political force" that "guides joint efforts to build socialism and advance communist society".
He also recognizes the market as a driving force of the economy and private property.
With regard to same-bad marriage, which in the original bill would have been legalized and largely rejected in popular debates, according to Parliament, the trial committee was trying to find a solomonic solution.
Thus, he excludes from the project the concept of marriage as "union between two"
Now reformulated in Article 82 (before 1968), the text recognizes marriage as a "social and legal institution" " , Leaving to the Family Code the other details, which should be subject to a referendum within a maximum period of two years.
Out of a population of 11.2 million inhabitants, more than eight million elderly Cubans over 16 years old
While the government seeks a consensus text that presents the economic and social model predicted by the CCP, the opposition does not spare critics.
"The final text , according to what has been published so far by the official press, is ineligible for any honest person. The draft new constitution denies fundamental rights and restricts fundamental freedoms, "said the dissident Cuban Patriotic Union (Unpacu), who defends the" no "vote in the referendum.
" Such a vast and resounding is not the most effective solution fail this new plan, "he added in a statement sent to AFP.
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