List of political parties in Cuba
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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
Official parties
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | National Assembly
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Communist Party of Cuba Partido Comunista de Cuba |
PCC | Miguel Díaz-Canel | Far-Left
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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) [11]
- Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party
- Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member LI) [11]
- Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba (Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba) [11]
- Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa) [11]
- Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba) [11]
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 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
References
- S2CID 153348631.
- S2CID 146645252.
- S2CID 159138096.
- ^ Cuba: Elections and Events 1991-2001 Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Latin American Election Statistics Home
- ISBN 978-0-8014-6125-5.
- S2CID 197727359.
- S2CID 157677498.
- ^ "Cuba dissidents hold rare rally". May 21, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Cuba warns dissidents over US aid". BBC News. 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "The Cuban Libertarian Party Launches in Havana!". Libertarian Party of Nevada. May 7, 2017. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Caribbean Elections | Political Parties in Cuba". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.