Cuba will elect president after 40 years

The last President of the Republic was Osvaldo Dorticós, which ruled between 1959 and 1976, after the entry into force of the Constitution, and Fidel Castro He was appointed chairman of the State Council, the supreme body of power.

Fidel was replaced by his brother Raulwhich, in April 2018, gave the seat of the State to Miguel Diaz-Canel.

In elections this Thursday Díaz-Canel should be ratified as president, which will begin a five-year term and could make decisions without relying on the approval of the State Council.

After being anointed, the president he has three months to elect the prime minister, a charge that also disappeared with the 1976 Constitution and was found.

Thursday's election will be held during a special session of the National Assembly (unicameral Parliament). In addition, the new electoral law adopted in Julyantiene the process of direct election of deputies and reduces the composition of the Council of State -the maximum management body of the country-, 31 to 21 members, including your address.

The Cuban deputies will also elect the vice-president and secretary of the Council of State, the highest governing body of the island, for which changes are expected.

These changes imply a deconcentration of executive power from the model that has governed Cuba for decades.