Havana. — Cuba will elect this Saturday governor and vice-governors in four provinces whose positions were vacant and the results of the scrutiny will be announced by the National Electoral Commission (CEN), authorized sources reported.
According to details from the electoral body, the vote will take place at 9:00, local time, in the western province of Matanzas, the central provinces of Villa Clara and Cienfuegos, and the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
The official details of the scrutiny will be announced at a CEN press conference this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. local time, the organization itself announced.
The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba approved this electoral process on April 5, in accordance with the provisions of the Magna Carta and Law No. 127, Electoral Law, of July 13, 2019.
The elections for provincial governor and vice-governor will be held on the same day and simultaneously, on the same day and time throughout the national territory, on the date determined by the Council of State.
With agreement No. 166-X of that body, which was published in the Gazette of the Republic No. 19 (extraordinary) of the year 2024, substitute members were appointed so that, together with the president of the corresponding Municipal Electoral Council, they preside the voting acts.
In the same way, the highest governing body of the Cuban State also appointed a reserve of those substitute members, if any of them could not fulfill the task assigned to them.
The vote is presided over by the president of the corresponding Municipal Electoral Council and a representative designated by the Council of State presides over the voting events.
In accordance with articles 175 and 180 of the Constitution of the Republic, the provincial governor and vice-governor are elected by the delegates to the corresponding Municipal Assemblies of Popular Power, at the proposal of the President of the Republic, for a period of five years.
