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Cuba proposes Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Castro as president

HAVANA – Cuba on Wednesday proposed Miguel Diaz-Canel as sole candidate to replace Raul Castro as president, which will make him the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.

 

The proposal is subject to a vote later in the day by the national assembly and the result will be formally announced on Thursday. Such votes are usually unanimously or nearly unanimously ratified.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.18.18, 19:35