CUBA - UNANIMIDAD - UNANIMOUS SHOW OF HANDS.
HAVANA (AP) — Yet another
revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba : A lawmaker voted
"no" in parliament.
And it wasn't just any
lawmaker.
Mariela Castro, the daughter
of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a
workers' rights bill that she felt didn't go far enough to prevent
discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender
identities.
None of the experts contacted
by The Associated Press could recall another "no" vote in the
612-seat National Assembly, which meets briefly twice a year and approves laws
by unanimous show of hands.
"This is the first time,
without a doubt," said Carlos Alzugaray, a historian and former Cuban
diplomat.
He said even measures that
were widely criticized in grass-roots public meetings, such as a law raising
the retirement age, had passed unanimously in the Assembly.
La Habana (AP) — Otra tradición revolucionaria se
ha roto en Cuba :
un legislador votó “no” en el Parlamento. Y no cualquier legislador. Mariela
Castro, hija del
Presidente Raúl Castro y sobrina de Fidel Castro, dio el pulgar hacia abajo a
la ley de derechos de trabajadores que ella pensó no era suficiente para
impedir la discriminación contra personas con VIH o con las identidades de
género no convencionales.
Ninguno de los expertos contactados por The Associated Press pudo
recordar otro voto "no" en la Asamblea Nacional de 612 miembros, que
se reúne brevemente dos veces al año y dónde las leyes se aprueba por
unanimidad a mano alzada.
"Esto es la primera vez, sin duda," dijo Carlos
Alzugaray, un historiador y ex diplomático cubano. Dijo que incluso medidas que
fueron ampliamente criticadas en reuniones públicas comunitarias, tales como una ley de aumento de
la edad de jubilación, habían sido aprobada por unanimidad en la Asamblea.
8/19/14
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