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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.
Background
In the 2018 parliamentary elections, 80% of voters voted for the full list and 20% for only selected candidates.
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.
Electoral system
Main article: Elections in CubaAll 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, have not been declared mentally disabled by a court and have not 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
| Ballot option | Votes | % of votes | Seats |
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| Full list | 72.10 | ||
| Selected candidates | 27.90 | ||
| Valid votes | 90.28 | 470 | |
| Blank votes | 6.22 | ||
| Void ballots | 3.50 | ||
| Total | 6,164,876 | 100 | 470 |
| Registered voters | 8,120,072 | 75,92 | |
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References
- "Cuba passes law to improve governance that keeps one-party system". Reuters. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Cuba To Choose New Legislature Next Year". Barrons. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- El voto de Cuba socialista Archived 18 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Granma, 19 March 2018
- "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.
- ^ "CUBA (Asamblea nacional del Poder popular): Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Cuban Constitution" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Elecciones nacionales en Cuba con alta participación popular". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Voter abstention rises in Cuban National Assembly election". AP News. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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