What is the National Assembly?
A.The National Assembly is the body with the highest power in the State, with constituent and legislative authority. Since it has 601 deputies it holds only 2 meetings a year. In its very first meeting it elects 31 of its members to act in its place. This group, called the “Council of State,” meets regularly to make changes in the law, to consider domestic and foreign policy, to approve plans for economic and social development of the Nation. At present, the President of the National Assembly is Ricardo Alarcon, and the President of the Council of State is Fidel Castro. Both of these positions were voted by secret ballot by all the deputies of the National Assembly.
