CUBA: 95.4% of voters cast their ballots

[GeminiProgressive]

http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/octubre/mar23/95.4-%20of-voters-cast-their-ballots.html
Responding to questions from foreign reporters, María Esther Reus noted that one-third of the candidates nominated by the people were not members of the Communist Party of Cuba, and that party membership is not a requirement for being nominated.

In response to another question, she explained that religious affiliation is also not recorded, because any Cuban man or woman, regardless of their religious beliefs, may be elected as a People’s Power delegate.

She also noted that the date for electing delegates to the Provincial Assemblies of People’s Power and deputies to the National Assembly (Parliament) would be announced at the appropriate time.

[Benhurst]

1. Poor people.

If they had cable, they could have stayed home and watched the NFL or American Idol.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Allegedly this country is a democracy and we can't get half of the registered voters

to cast their votes in a GENERAL election, and Cuba, a communist state can get 90+ percent of their voters to participate in their elections.