Cuba Delays End of Raúl Castro’s Presidency by Two Months
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Cuba Delays End of Raúl Castro’s Presidency by Two Months
Mr. Castro is expected to remain at the helm of the Communist Party, giving him significant sway in an authoritarian nation
that he and his older brother, Fidel Castro, have ruled since 1959, when they assumed power through an armed uprising.
21, 2017
Cuba’s leader, Raúl Castro, will step down as president in April, roughly two months later than anticipated, the government announced on Thursday.
Cuba analysts have struggled to ascertain how much power Mr. Díaz-Canel would have if he is in fact selected as Cuba’s president.
Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, 57, a Communist Party stalwart, is widely expected to become the next president.
The execution of the economic reform plan has been slow
and halting, which analysts say reflects a reluctance by Cuban leaders to allow citizens to become self-sufficient enough to challenge the status quo.
Cuban officials decided to push back the highly anticipated transition
because the government in September delayed legislative elections in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
Mr. Castro is expected to remain at the helm of the Communist Party, giving him significant sway in an authoritarian nation
that he and his older brother, Fidel Castro, have ruled since 1959, when they assumed power through an armed uprising.
21, 2017
Cuba’s leader, Raúl Castro, will step down as president in April, roughly two months later than anticipated, the government announced on Thursday.
Cuba analysts have struggled to ascertain how much power Mr. Díaz-Canel would have if he is in fact selected as Cuba’s president.
Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, 57, a Communist Party stalwart, is widely expected to become the next president.
The execution of the economic reform plan has been slow
and halting, which analysts say reflects a reluctance by Cuban leaders to allow citizens to become self-sufficient enough to challenge the status quo.
Cuban officials decided to push back the highly anticipated transition
because the government in September delayed legislative elections in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Irma.