The new deputies to the People´s Power National Assembly (parliament) took oath today in solemn session after authorities of the National Electoral Commission (CEN) examined and validated their election certificates.

The youngest deputy Liaena Hernandez Martines, 18 and student leader of the eastern province of Guantánamo, read the oath on behalf of the 614 deputies of the 7th legislature of the Cuban Parliament.

Loyalty to the countryland, to comply and watch over the compliance of the Constitution of the Republic together with the rest of judicial norms, to carry out all the obligations imposed by their investiture and the subordination to the electors´will, formed part of the text read by Hernandez.

CEN president, Maria Esther Reus validated the quórum established for the session, by certifying the attendance of 597 deputies, for 97.23 percent of those elected, and only 17 justified absentees, among them that of Fidel Castro for health reasons.

Of the 614 parliamentarians, 285 are grassroots delegates for 46.42 per cent, 348 are men and 266 women.

Reus highlighted that the high women participation in the legislative organ is a recognition by the people to the efforts and perseverante of women through difficult and complex years.

She added that 131 deputies are between 18 and 40 years of age, 371 are in the group from 41 to 60 (17.25 percent), while 56 percent of all deputies was born after the triumph of the Revolution in 1959 and the age average is 49 years.

The CEN president commended the young deputies represent not only the natural access by new generations to the decision-taking posts, but also the continuity of the revolutionary process that started in January, 1959.

She indicated that 481 deputies are higher education graduates (78.34 per cent), 127 with medium high education, and when both figures are added, there are 608 deputies with higher and medium high education level (99.02 percent).

As for racial origin, 35.67 percent are black and mulattoes and 395 are white, for 64.33 percent, data corresponding to current ethnic composition of Cuban population.

Of the total, 175 deputies are linked to production and service activities (workers, farmers, educators and the health sector, among others), as well as 25 to scientific research.

She added that of the new deputies, 10 are sportspeople, 16 are media workers and 26 are writers, artists and cultural workers, four belong to religious institutions and 39 are chiefs, officers, and members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Interior Ministries.

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