Party First Secretary and President of the Republi, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez recently described the Families Code as an inclusive text that recognizes all types of families that exist in Cuba, and the problems associated with their development.
The President has stated that the popular consultation and subsequent referendum are important political processes, since the Code is an emancipating Code that resolves problems at the social level. During the most recent Council of Ministers session, the President commented that to reduce the document to the single issue of egalitarian marriage is an oversimplification, and highlighted its breadth, comprehensiveness, modernity, strength and contribution to Cuban society.
With this vision, the popular consultation began yesterday throughout the country. In Las Tunas, Martha Rodríguez Martínez, president of the Provincial Electoral Council, urged citizens not to miss the moment, an expression of Cuban democracy, and to take advantage of the opportunity not only to contribute to the creation of a better Code, but to strengthen social dialogue, as well.
Electoral Council representatives in the province emphasized that participants will be able to make proposals within the categories of addition, modification or elimination, either verbally or in writing. The consultation is not conceived, the emphasized, to debate opinions, but rather to ensure that the population is heard; nothing will be submitted to vote, all proposals will be recorded.
In Las Tunas, 3,733 neighborhood meetings are scheduled, with no more than 150 participants each, to strictly comply with health guidelines to prevent the spreading of COVID-19.
Some 800 jurists will serve as consultants during meetings, to listen and clarify any doubts. In addition, more than 60 supervisors and a larger number of collaborators, mostly from student organizations, will ensure the quality and transparency of the process in this province.
