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Castro’s exit symbolic as Diaz set to become President

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For the first time in sixty years, the Cuban government will be headed by a person outside the Castro family. On April 18, the National Assembly selected Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who is the First Vice President,  as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro.

 The 86-year-old Castro will remain head of the Communist Party till 2021 and as a result the most powerful person in Cuba for the time being. He is the younger brother of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and has been the president of the country for a decade.

Diaz-Canel is often described as a hard-working, modest-living technocrat dedicated to improving public services. He became higher education minister in 2009 before moving into the vice presidency.

 

Leaders were selected by a government-appointed commission. There are only two options in the ballots – approval or disapproval – and candidates generally receive more than 95 percent of the votes in their favor.

Diaz-Canel’s nomination is seen as Castro’s way of ensuring continuity in the way the country is run.

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