Cuban parliament

Parliament will “debate” critical economic issues

July 22, 2010

The Cuban parliament—National Assembly of People’s Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, ANPP)—will “debate” on August 1st the country’s critical economic situation in its first annual ordinary session in the middle of expectations among the population of an opening. Permanent commissions, held before the parliamentary meeting, headed by Army General Raúl Castro “will look at important issues such [...]

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No tolerance for street protests

December 22, 2009

Before Cuba’s parliament on Sunday, Army General Raúl Castro warned that there will be no tolerance for “provocative activities” and much less on the streets.

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Cuba Nominates Castro

December 2, 2007

Via AP: Fidel Castro was nominated for a seat in Cuba’s parliament on Sunday, a post the ailing 81-year-old revolutionary must hold if he wants to stay on as the communist-run island’s president. The Cuban leader was nominated by city council officials in his home province of Santiago, a step in a multitiered process that [...]

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