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The election had a higher turnout than its predecessors, with 1.8% more participation compared to the 2022 Cuban Family Code referendum (74.12%) and 7.36% more than the municipal elections (68.56%). 6,164,876 Cuban citizens, which represents 75.92% of the total registered voters, voted in the election. [7]
An indirect presidential election was held in Cuba on 19 April 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The election took place following the election to the National Assembly of People's Power on 26 March 2023. The incumbent president, Miguel Díaz-Canel , was eligible for re-election and his candidacy was supported with 459 votes out of 460 valid votes.
19 April – 2023 Cuban presidential election Citizens in Cuba elect the President 5 September – The Cuban foreign ministry says they are aware of activities that sought to enlist Cuban citizens to fight on Russia 's side in the Russo-Ukrainian War .
Among the candidates were Cuba’s handpicked president and Communist Party Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel, and several members of the initial group that came to power in 1959, including the country ...
Recently dismissed Cuban Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is being investigated by police and the Attorney General’s Office after making “serious mistakes,” President Miguel Díaz ...
Because the communist party is the only official political party, elections in Cuba are not considered democratic because the government does not allow free and fair voting. [1] There are currently 470 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power, Cuba's unicameral legislature, reduced from 605 seats after the 2023 elections. There is only ...
The Cuban government suddenly fired its ministers of economy and food industry on ... Despite Gil’s promises of an economic recovery in 2023, Cuba’s GDP shrank by as much as 3%, he said in ...
The most recent elections were held on 26 March 2023. The number of deputies was reduced from 605 to 470 for the 2023 election. [3] Liberal democracy is not practiced in Assembly elections in post-1959 revolutionary Cuba because the ruling Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) government does not permit competitive elections.