Florida, Sep 29.- Floridian students carry out the pioneer elections corresponding to the 2023-2024 school year this September 29, to elect their representatives at the detachment and collective level through public voting, in the case of centers of primary and special education, and direct and secret voting, in basic secondary schools.
Prior to this early exercise of democracy, which will be carried out by hundreds of thousands of Cuban schoolchildren from fourth to ninth grades, the pre-candidates to occupy positions in each of the groups were chosen, and after their presentation to the student body, their biographies and photos are released. in morning newspapers, murals and public spaces so that they are public knowledge.
These elections constitute the moment in which the Collective Council of Pioneers is structured, to undertake the various tasks that the organization guides in each school year, and is, in addition, an opportunity for children to learn about citizenship, responsibility and student self-direction. within the framework of the democratic system and exercise their right to elect their leaders.
The pioneering elections pay tribute to Paquito González Cueto on the 90th Anniversary of his murder at only 13 years of age, when the police of the tyrant Machado brutally repressed the demonstration that accompanied the ashes of the anti-imperialist fighter Julio Antonio Mella, brought from Mexico for his burial In the Habana.
