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2023 Cuban parliamentary election

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All 474 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power
Leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Party PCC Alliance CDR Last election 605 seats
Incumbent Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz PCC

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 26 March 2023 to elect members of the National Assembly of People's Power. Miguel Díaz-Canel succeeded Raúl Castro, brother of Fidel Castro, as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba on 19 April 2021, marking the end of the Castro era in Cuba.

Background

In the 2018 parliamentary elections, 80% of voters voted for the full list and 20% for only selected candidates.

Electoral system

All Cuban citizens who are at least 18 years of age and have possessed full political rights for at least five years prior to the elections are eligible to contest the elections. 50% of candidates must be nominated by people from the municipality and elected by direct vote in local assemblies. The other 50% of candidates are proposed by nominating assemblies consisting of representatives of workers, youth, women, students, farmers and members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. The final list of candidates, which corresponds to the number of seats to be filled, is drawn up by the National Candidature Commission taking into account criteria such as candidates' merit, patriotism, ethical values and revolutionary history. The electoral system is designed to give the winner of the election a majority. To be declared elected, candidates must obtain more than 50% of the valid votes cast in the constituency in which they are running. If this is not attained, the seat in question remains vacant unless the Council of State decides to hold a second round of voting.

Voters must be Cuban citizens who have reached the age of 16 years who have not been declared mentally disabled by a court or have committed a crime.

Overview

Preliminary results showed that all 470 proposals that made up the candidacy were ratified by more than half of the valid votes cast by the population.

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.

The elections also had an abstention rate of 24.1%, rising from 5.8% in 2013. Some analysts have said that the figure represents the discontent some Cubans have with the economic crisis as well as a rise in political apathy.

Results

References

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3. "End of the Castro era: Diaz-Canel becomes Cuban Communist Party chief". The Straits Times. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via Reuters.
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