HAVANA — Cuba noticed its lowest degree of voter turnout in municipal elections since not less than 1981, in keeping with preliminary authorities figures on Monday.
Municipal elections, held each 5 years, are certainly one of few alternatives extraordinary residents on the island must straight take part within the electoral course of.
Election officers stated almost 69% of registered Cuban voters had participated in Sunday’s vote. While that turnout nonetheless compares favorably with many regional neighbors, it marks a major drop from the 89% who voted in 2017 within the first such elections for the reason that demise of former Cuban chief Fidel Castro.
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