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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 04:47:37+00:00

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Notes Elected on 24 Feb. 2013, re-elected on 18 Apr. 2018.
Timing and scope of renewal All 605 candidates were elected for the 605-seat National Assembly of the People's Power (down from 612, see note) were elected. All candidates were members of the Communist Party. A record 322 women were elected, giving women the majority in the new legislature (53.22%), up from 48.86% in 2013.
On 19 April, the newly elected National Assembly of the People's Power elected Mr. Miguel Diaz-Canel as the country's new President (head of the Council of State). He replaced Mr. Raúl Castro, the younger brother of Mr. Fidel Castro who himself had led the country between 1959 and 2008. Mr. Diaz-Canel, 57, is the first Cuban leader born after the Cuban Revolution. He pledged to continue the path of the revolution.
The statutory number of members decreased from 612 to 605 due to the decrease of the population in the country. The electoral law requires one deputy for every 20,000 inhabitants.
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary inviolability · The concept exists (Art. 83 of the Constitution, Art. 94 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly).
· Derogations: in cases involving flagrante delicto, immunity may not be lifted.
- Procedure (Art. 83 of the Constitution, Art. 94 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly). In this case, MPs can be heard.
· It is provided by the officials and directors of the Provincial Assemblies and of the National Assembly.
Discipline · The rules governing discipline within Parliament are contained in the Standing Orders of the sessions of Parliament.
Code (rules) of conduct · This concept does not exist in the country's juridical system but there are some relevant provisions (Art. 84 and 85 of the Constitu-tion, Art. 92 (a) and (b), Art. 93 (g) and Art. 114 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly).
· Procedure (Art. 85 of the Constitution, Art. 93 (g) and Art. 114 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly).

References: Art. 94
 Art. 94
 Art. 92
 Art. 93
 Art. 114
 Art. 93
 Art. 114