2023 Cuban presidential election explained

Election Name:2023 Cuban presidential election
Country:Cuba
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:2019 Cuban presidential election
Previous Year:2019
Election Date:19 April 2023
Next Election:2028 Cuban presidential election
Next Year:2028
Image1:Miguel Díaz-Canel 2023 (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Miguel Díaz-Canel
Party1:Communist Party of Cuba
Electoral Vote1:459
Percentage1:99.78%
President
Before Election:Miguel Díaz-Canel
Before Party:Communist Party of Cuba
Posttitle:Elected
President
After Election:Miguel Díaz-Canel
After Party:Communist Party of Cuba

An indirect presidential election was held in Cuba on 19 April 2023.[1] [2] The election took place following the election to the National Assembly of People's Power on 26 March 2023.

The incumbent president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was eligible for re-election and his candidacy was supported with 459 votes out of 460 valid votes. Two deputies voted blank.[3]

Likewise, Salvador Valdés Mesa was re-elected to the position of the Vice President with 439 votes.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ratificado Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez como Presidente de la República de Cuba . 20 April 2023 . Granma . 19 April 2023 . es.
  2. News: Oppmann . Patrick . Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel wins a second term . 20 April 2023 . CNN . 19 April 2023.
  3. News: Cuban lawmakers vote in new five-year term for current president . 20 April 2023 . Al Jazeera . 20 April 2023.