国际英语资讯:Cuba sets date for new leadership elections
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6-- <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="inched">inched</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electing">electing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Cubans">Cubans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="assemblies">assemblies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span>-<span word="constituted">constituted</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="assemblies">assemblies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="assemblies">assemblies</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12,000 <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 600 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constituted">constituted</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>.</p><p><span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>, 86, <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Fidel">Fidel</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p>
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