Esteban Lazo and Ana Mary Machado were reelected as President and Vice President of the People´s Power National Assembly (Cuban Parliament). Miriam Brito is the Secretary of the Assembly. Of the 605 Members of Parliament (Deputies), 287 are elected in their constituencies; 338 elected for the first time (55.8% renovation); the average is 49 years old; 80 deputies are between 18 to 35 years old and 530 (87.6&) were born after the triumph of the Revolution. Women represent the 53.22%. Note that 287 deputies (48%) were directly elected in their constituencies, while the rest were candidates proposed by social and mass organisations in hundreds of assemblies around the country. Furthermore, at least once every six months each deputy must render an account of their performance to their constituents, who can recall them at any time during their term; most of them do not earn salaries for being deputies since they continue working according to their professions, except those who are chosen to preside over the permanent commissions.
