Voted in Cuba: The head of state has not changed

In the pronouncement of the National Electoral Council, it was indicated that 459 of the 462 deputies supported Canel, and it was announced that Díaz-Canel, 62, with 97.66 percent, had the right to return to be head of state in the country until 2028.

Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa was re-elected Vice President with the support of 439 deputies out of 462.

The president of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, in his speech before the plenary, used the phrase “Considering the announced results, I declare the elected deputy Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez President of the Republic.”

The ANPP, made up mostly of members of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), defined as “superior to the State and the Nation” in the country’s constitution, has the power to elect senior executives and legislators. force.

Contrary to multi-party political systems, most of the candidates to enter the Legislature in Cuba pass as members of the PCC.

After 43 years of constitutional reforms in Cuba, Díaz-Canel, President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, was elected President on October 11, 2019. (AA)