List of political parties in Cuba explained

This article lists political parties in Cuba. Cuba is a single-party authoritarian regime, led by the Communist Party of Cuba, where political opposition is not permitted.^{[1] [2]} No party is allowed to campaign or endorse candidates for election, including the Communist Party. Candidates for National Assembly of People's Power elections are nominated by organs that are firmly controlled by the Party.^[3] Candidates are elected on an individual referendum basis without formal party involvement, though elected assemblies predominantly consist of members of the dominant party alongside non-affiliated candidates.^[4] Elections in Cuba are neither free, nor democratic.^{[5] [6] [7]} As a result, political rallies by opposition parties occur only sporadically on the island.^[8] Cuban law also stipulates that it is punishable to receive funds from a foreign government for purposes of a political organization.^[9]

Current political parties

Unofficial parties

• Cuban Libertarian Party - José Martí (Partido Libertario Cubano - José Martí) ^[10]
• Christian Democratic Party of Cuba (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba) ^[11]
• Cuban Democratic Socialist Current (Corriente Socialista Democratica Cubana)
• Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party
• Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member LI)
• Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba (Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba)
• Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa)
• Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba)

Historical parties

• Authentic Party
• Democratic Party
• Democratic Solidarity Party
• Cuban National League
• Cuban National Party
• Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba
• Democratic Union Party
• Independent Colored Party
• Independent Republican Party
• Liberal Party of Cuba
• National Liberal Party of Cuba
• Orthodox Party
• People's Labour Party
• People's Party
• Popular Socialist Party
• Progressive Action Party
• Republican Party of Havana
• Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba
• Socialist Party of Manzanillo
• Socialist Workers Party

See also

• List of political parties by country
• Liberalism in Cuba
• Cuban dissident movement

Notes and References

1. Miller. Nicola. 2003-01-01. The Absolution of History: Uses of the Past in Castro's Cuba. Journal of Contemporary History. en. 38. 1. 147–162. 10.1177/0022009403038001969. 153348631. 0022-0094.
2. Schedler. Andreas. Hoffmann. Bert. 2015. Communicating authoritarian elite cohesion. Democratization. 23. 93–117. en. 10.1080/13510347.2015.1095181. 146645252. 1351-0347. subscription.
3. Smyth. Regina. Bianco. William. Chan. Kwan Nok. 2019-04-25. Legislative Rules in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Hong Kong's Legislative Council. The Journal of Politics. 81. 3. 892–905. 10.1086/703068. 159138096. 0022-3816.
4. http://sshl.ucsd.edu/collections/las/cuba/1990.html Cuba: Elections and Events 1991-2001
5. Book: Hyde, Susan D.. The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma: Why Election Observation Became an International Norm. 2011. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-6125-5. 123. en.
6. Galvis. Ángela Fonseca. Superti. Chiara. 2019-10-03. Who wins the most when everybody wins? Predicting candidate performance in an authoritarian election. Democratization. 26. 7. 1278–1298. 10.1080/13510347.2019.1629420. 197727359. 1351-0347.
7. Domínguez. Jorge I.. Galvis. Ángela Fonseca. Superti. Chiara. 2017. Authoritarian Regimes and Their Permitted Oppositions: Election Day Outcomes in Cuba. Latin American Politics and Society. en. 59. 2. 27–52. 10.1111/laps.12017. 157677498. 1531-426X.
8. News: Cuba dissidents hold rare rally. May 21, 2005. news.bbc.co.uk.
9. News: 2006-07-12. Cuba warns dissidents over US aid. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-08-27.
10. Web site: May 7, 2017 . The Cuban Libertarian Party Launches in Havana! . 2022-11-07 . Libertarian Party of Nevada . en.
11. Web site: Caribbean Elections Political Parties in Cuba . 2022-11-03 . www.caribbeanelections.com.