ICYMI: Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women
More than 3.9 million voters voted to ratify the code , while 1.95 million opposed ratification , Alina Balseiro Gutierrez, president of the commission, said on state-run television on Monday.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"It is paying off a debt with several generations of Cuban men and women, whose family projects have been waiting for this law for years," he said.
Preliminary results from the electoral commission showed 74% of 8.4 million Cubans eligible to vote participated in the Sunday referendum.A voter casts his vote at a polling station during the new Family Code referendum in Havana, Cuba, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniThere are no independent observers of Cuban elections, although citizens may observe the count at their precincts.
By Cuban standards Sunday's turnout was relatively modest, and a 33% 'no' vote relatively large in the communist-run country, where previous referendums have seen the government position receiving near unanimous approval.
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