PUBLIC meetings in all of Cuba's localities to nominate candidates for the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power took place on September 3rd with hundreds of thousands of people taking part.
Cuban authorities estimate that more than seven and a half million people will cast votes for their municipal representatives on October 19th.
More than 31,000 polling stations will be open for Cuban citizens to cast their ballots -- ten thousand more than forthe elections two years ago, in 1995.