The Militant - March 3, 2008 -- Cuba’s National Assembly to elect president

Vol. 72/No. 9 March 3, 2008

Cuba’s National Assembly to elect president

BY OLYMPIA NEWTON
In a statement released February 19 Fidel Castro announced he will not stand for re-election to the positions of president of Cuba’s Council of State or commander in chief of the armed forces.

Due to hospitalization for serious illness, Castro delegated his responsibilities on July 31, 2006. First Vice President Raúl Castro assumed the duties of president, commander in chief, and first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Other leaders of the Cuban government took over responsibilities for the country’s health, energy, and educational programs.

Cuba’s newly elected National Assembly, chosen every five years, will convene February 24 to elect a Council of State and its president, who is the president of Cuba.

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