In Cuba, the fifth ordinary session of the national assembly of people's power in its tenth legislature will begin this July 16. Members of parliament will debate about 80 issues that have a direct impact on the political, economic and social life of the country. Our colleague Erick Mendez tells us about it. teleSUR
00:00In Cuba, the fifth ordinarization of the National Assembly of People's Power,
00:03its 10th legislature, will begin in July 16.
00:06Our colleague Eric Mendez, the details.
00:11In the Havana of 2025, the popular conversation is marked by economic, political, and social current affairs.
00:22Energy crisis, inflation, high prices are recurring themes in daily life.
00:26Ahead of a new session of the Cuban parliament, the island's inhabitants expect to see their concerns reflected in the proposals of the deputies.
00:38For me, the main problem is the problem of electricity, and what is the state doing to reverse this problem that causes a lot of damage.
00:50Another little problem also, especially for the elderly, is the mess sometimes of acquiring medicines.
00:56There are problems with that.
00:58And to be a little more honest, retirees have a lot of problems.
01:01Y para ser tu poquito más sincero, los jubilados pasan mucho grado.
01:09Aproximadamente 80 temas conforman la agenda de los diputados cubanos.
01:13Approximately 80 topics make up the agenda of Cuban deputies for the upcoming session of the parliament.
01:18Before the start of the plenary session, the legislators receive updates on the progress of the main government programs to solve some of the problems that directly affect the population.
01:26Y para mencionar algunas de las problemáticas que afectan directamente a la población.
01:32Yo pienso que intercambiando con la población.
01:34I think that exchanging with the population, the criteria they have to transform the economic and social life of the country is important.
01:41That is where we get feedback.
01:42Yo creo que ahà nos retroalimentamos.
01:43Esta análisis que hemos hecho en la...
01:45This analysis that we have made in the commissions is a measure of the trust that the people placed in us, the deputies, who are, with dignity, the voice of the people.
01:52Among the topics to be debated in this session of the parliament, the discussion of the Code of Children, Adolescence and Youth.
02:03A legislation that reflects the differentiated attention of the Cuban state to this population sector stands out.
02:08Our deputies had the opportunity to participate at the grassroots level in the workplaces, in the educational centers, in each of the communities, of the new proposals put forward in the draft code for children, adolescents, and young people, that will soon be approved in the Cuban parliament.
02:29The new Code of Children, Adolescence and Youth, which continues to have as its fundamental axis, the full development of rights and guarantees, based on our constitution for children, adolescents, and youth.
02:44This July 16, the Convention Palace in Havana opens its doors to another session of parliamentary debates.
02:53The deputies will once again exercise their duty to bring to the Cuban legislative body the concerns of the population in search of solutions.
