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"I just did what any Cuban can do very easily as a
result of having been born here; I have voted
according to my conscience, and even though it is a
secret vote, I will say openly that I voted for
everyone," said Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada,
president of the National Assembly of People’s Power,
after casting his ballot in Polling Station No. 2 in
Voting District No. 76 in Havana’s La Rampa
neighborhood.
"Let’s think about those who can’t
vote — our five compañeros who are currently
living in tremendous solitude. I also voted for
Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, Gerardo
Hernández, René González and Antonio Guerrero."
Alarcón noted that in this election,
as is the case in every election, there was a high
degree of renewal, given that almost two-thirds of
the candidates elected have never held those offices
before, making it possible to give continuity to the
Revolution.
Regarding the discussions that have
emerged as a result of the speech made by General of
the Army Raúl Castro Ruz last July 26, Alarcón said
that the National Assembly would discuss and analyze
everything related to its functions in order to
respond to that great national debate.
Replying to a question about whether
or not he would vote for Fidel in March, he said he
would vote (for him) "every day and with both hands."
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