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Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea nacional del Poder popular / National Assembly of the People's Power
Affiliation date(s) 1925 - 1933
President Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (M)
Notes Elected on 24 Feb. 2013, re-elected on 18 Apr. 2018.
Secretary General Miriam Brito Sarroca (F)
Members (statutory / current number) 605 / 605 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
Women (current number) 322 (53.22%)
Mode of designation directly elected 605
Last renewal dates 11 March 2018
Address Asamblea nacional del Poder popular
Paseo del Prado # 422 e/ San José y Dragones
Havana Vieja, La Habana,
Phone (53 5) 7 869 4266
E-mail jesus.mora@anpp.gob.cu
Electoral law 15 August 1982
Last amendment: 29/10/1992
Constituencies According to the Electoral Law, there is one Deputy for every 20,000 inhabitants or fraction above 10,000 in each of the country's 169 municipalities. These are divided into units, which are delimited according to population. There is a minimum of one unit for a constituency of up to 399 inhabitants and a maximum of eight for constituencies of more than 2,800 inhabitants.
Voting system Majority: Direct voting with absolute majority system.
To be declared elected, each candidate must obtain more than 50% of the valid votes cast in the constituency in which he or she is running. If this is not attained, the seat in question remains vacant unless the Council of State decides to hold another election.
Vacancies between elections are filled through by-elections.
Voter requirements - age: 16 years
- Cuban citizenship
- residence in country for at least two years prior to elections
- disqualifications: insanity, court-declared incapacity, detention, deprivation of political rights
- full possession of political rights for at least five years prior to elections
Candidacy requirements - according to law, up to 50% of the Deputies must be delegates chosen in each municipality. Parliamentary candidates are otherwise proposed by nominating assemblies which comprise representatives of workers, youth, women, students and farmers as well as members of the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution. The final list of candidates, which corresponds to the number of seats to be filled, is drawn up by the National Candidature Commission taking into account criteria such as candidates' merit, patriotism, ethical values and revolutionary history.
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 11 March 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.
Date of previous elections: 3 February 2013
Number of seats at stake: 605 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 605 (283 men, 322 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 53.22%
Names of parties in government: Communist Party
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 19 April 2018
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Communist Party)
Round no 1 11 March 2018
Valid votes 8'926'575
Percent of women 283
National Assembly of the People's Power (14.03.2018)
Title National Assembly of the People's Power
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, loss of parliamentary seat
- election held after the validation of mandates and swearing-in
Eligibility - all MPs must formally be candidates
- candidatures must be presented to the Assembly at the sitting devoted to the election and must be approved by the Assembly
- vote by simple majority
- in case of a tie in the first round, a second round of voting is held
Procedures / results - the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission presides over the Assembly during the voting
- the National Electoral Commission supervises the voting
- the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission announces the results without any delay
- the results may be challenged in case of irregularity
- may appoint committees and/or their Chairpersons
- is responsible for discipline inside the Assembly
- establishes the order in which amendments are to be taken up
Special powers - oversees the execution of the Assembly's budget
- the Assembly appoints the Clerk
- decides which bills should be discussed by the Assembly
Validation of mandates · Validation by the National Election Commission
End of the mandate · On the day when the legal term of the House ends (Art. 109 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly
· Procedure (Art. 109 to 111 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly)
· Authority competent to accept the resignation: the Municipal Assembly of the People's Power of the municipality for which the deputy has been elected
Can MPs lose their mandate ? Yes (a)	Revocation before expiry of mandate by a Municipal Assembly (Art. 85 of the Constitution of 24.02.1976, with amendments up until 12.07.1992, Art. 93 (g) and. 114 of the Standing Orders of the Municipal Assembly)
(b)	Death (Art. 109 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly)
(c)	Illness (Art. 109 and 112 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly)
· No basic salary, only payment of expenses incurred in relation with the deputy's activity by the National Assembly (see also Art. 82 of the Constitution and Art. 91 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly)
Secretariat, assistants, official car, communications services for those with leadership posts (see also Art. 123 and 124 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly)
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary non-accountability · The concept does not exist
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.
- Competent authority: the National Assembly; the Council of State, in case of recess of the National Assembly
- 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).
- Revocation (Art. 84 and 85 of the Constitution, Art. 92 (a) and (b), Art. 93 (g) and Art. 114 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly; failure to respect certain duties of MPs)
· Competent body to judge such cases/to impose penalties: the corresponding Municipal Assembly
· Procedure (Art. 85 of the Constitution, Art. 93 (g) and Art. 114 of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly).
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