The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, exercised his right to vote this Sunday in the popular referendum on the Family Code.

Havana, Cuba.- Early in the morning, he arrived at Polling Station 2, belonging to the 60th constituency, in the Siboney neighborhood, in the Havana municipality of Playa.

Upon his arrival, he greeted the neighbors waiting in line to participate in the voting. He was interested in the number of voters in the area. He commented on the situation of the meteorological event approaching Cuba.

Inside the electoral college, Rebeca López Ratón, president of the electoral table, welcomed the Army General, who also greeted the other members. 

"In dialogue with the pioneers who guarded the ballot box, as is the tradition in the electoral processes in Cuba, Raúl wanted to know if they had gotten up very early to be there and if it was their first time in an event like this. Of them, he said: "They are the new generations".

After voting, the Army General talked for several minutes with the members of the polling station to whom he wished good day. (RHC)