Opposition candidates are “counterrevolutionaries” according to their official biographies

Opposition candidates are "counterrevolutionaries" according to their
official biographies / 14ymedio
Posted on April 3, 2015

14ymedio, Havana, 2 April 2015 — The official biographies* of
Hildebrando Chaviano Montes y Yuniel López O´Farrill have been posted
this Thursday for the information of the voters in Havana. The two
opposition candidates will stand for election in the upcoming
first-round elections for delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of
People's Power — to be held on 19 April – despite having been classified
as "counterrevolutionaries" by their respective Municipal Electoral
Commissions.

Chaviano's biography is posted on the ground floor of the Fosca Building
in Havana, located in the district to which he belongs, and that of
Yuniel Lopez O'Farrill has been placed in an office of the Julian Grimau
Policlinic, where presumably the election site will be located. So far,
there have been no reports of the posting of the biographies in an
accessible form in any other place.

Details biography of Hildebrand Chaviano. The last two paragraphs read:
"In 2006 he joined the little counterrevolutionary groups. From
2011-2014 he received training in computers and journalist, organized by
the United States Interest Section in Havana. Currently he dedicates
himself to publishing articles against the Revolution financed by
international organizations and counterrevolutionary organizations
abroad, who have also organized and paid for his trips abroad.

Chaviano, 65, belongs to the Plaza of the Revolutiuon municipality and
Yuniel López O'Farrill to the Arroyo Naranjo municipality. The first is
a freelance journalist and a Law graduate from the University of Havana.
His biography, written by the authorities without consulting him, says
that he dedicates himself to "publishing articles against the Revolution
financed by international organizations and counterrevolutionary
organizations abroad."


The publication of these biographies, strongly criticizing the
candidates, is unprecedented in the history of Cuban elections under the
current system. So far nominees have always been described in laudatory
tones, emphasizing their professional and personal qualities.

*Translator's note: In Cuban elections candidates are only allowed to
"campaign" through the posting of their "official biographies" – there
are no other permitted campaign activities.

Source: Opposition candidates are "counterrevolutionaries" according to
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