Jakarta, April 16- The Bahasa-language daily Republik Merdeka published an article highlighting the celebration of the 8th. Congress of the PCC and the qualification as a historic step the ratification of GE Raúl Castro to conclude his task at the head of the Party and his confidence in the continuity and process of generational change in Cuba.
At the same time, the text highlights that the conclave takes place at a time when the island faces many challenges, noting that the Cuban economy contracted by 11 percent in 2020, due to the effects of the pandemic, which are increasingly exacerbated. US sanctions and a reduction in aid from the friendly nation, Venezuela.
The article ponders that although Raúl Castro had announced his retirement from political life for a long time, analysts consider that Raúl Castro will continue to be the most influential figure on the island, given his experience and guide for so many years in the Caribbean nation and for being a figure that impacts the entire town.
He alludes to the expressions of experts, citing: "It is impossible to imagine Raúl Castro completely withdrawing from Cuban political life ñ ... He will always be there." “From now on, Cuban politics enters a new stage. It is up to this new generation to lift the torch and demonstrate its validity "..." This is a step in the process of generational transition between those who lived through the 1959 Revolution and the new generation. "
At the end, he alludes to what was expressed by Fabio Fernández, a history professor at the University of Havana, highlighting that he is frequently quoted by the Granma newspaper, who, within the framework of the current Congress, stressed that it was important for the Party to advance , deliver on the economic reforms you promised more than a decade ago and make political changes, without leaving your socialist system.
After the opening remarks, delegates approved documents that will govern the gathering and subsequently, Army General Raul Castro Ruz began presentation of the 8th Congress Central Report.
Included on the agenda to be considered are the updating of the Conceptualization of the Cuban economic and social model of socialist development; the implementation of the Guidelines of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution; the socio-economic results obtained since the 7th Congress; the functioning of the Party, its ties with the population; Party ideological activity; and examination of the cadre policy.
Embassy of Cuba in Indonesia.
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