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• Politics and Government
• 10 / 21 / 2007

People's Power Municipal Assemblies, who will be elected at the ballot boxes on Sunday, are key pieces to Cuba's democratic system.

They will be elected among over 37 thousand candidates to represent local governments for a period of two and a half years.

Apart from being designated by their neighbours, those who win in the elections will in charge of dealing with the concerns of the people in the community sector and try to find solutions to them.

A delegate, who is similar to a town councilor in other countries of the world, should give account of his performance at least two times a year in an assembly which such goals in the community.

However, there are other moments in which a delegate collects the complaints, concerns or suggestions of voters, setting up a day of the week to receive his fellow citizens.

Source: Prensa Latina