Cuba: electoral context, civil society and citizen dissatisfaction

Abstract

On March 26, 2023, elections will be held in Cuba to elect the deputies to the National Assembly of People's Power. This electoral cycle should be understood as a process of political ratification of the parliamentarians proposed (by the Communist Party and other power strata within the regime) to occupy a seat in the legislative body, in a country where laws are passed unanimously and the Party has a supra-constitutional character (Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, 2019). It is voted, but not elected.