Cuba Goes To The Polls To Vote On A New Constitution

Reuters: Cuba sees high turnout at polls for constitutional referendum

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans flocked to the polls on Sunday in a vote expected to approve a new constitution that institutes modest economic and social changes while maintaining the one-party socialist system.

Under a bright sun and the watchful gaze of uniformed grammar school children guarding ballot boxes, 81 percent of the 8.7 million electorate had cast votes by 5 p.m., an hour before polls closed, according to the national electoral commission.

Results are due to be announced on Monday.

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