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Electing Cuba’s National Assembly Deputies: Proposals, Selections, Nominations, and Campaigns
Author:
Peter Roman
City University of New York, US
About Peter
Roman is professor at Hostos Community College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. His main areas of research are the local, provincial, and national components of representative government in Cuba. His most recent publication is ‘The National Assembly and Political Representation’, edited by Max Azicri and Elsie Deal, Cuban Socialism in a New Century, University Press of Florida, 2004; and ‘The Lawmaking Process in Cuba’, Socialism and Democracy, 38, Vol. 19, No. 2, July 2005. He is currently engaged in a study of participation and governability in Cuba. He is on the editorial board of the journal Socialism and Democracy.
Abstract
Giving credence to the Cuban concept of democracy and taking into account the unique characteristics of the Cuban candidate selection and composition of the Cuban National Assembly, noncompetitive elections and a one party system do not necessarily translate into an undemocratic electoral process. The electoral process for municipal assembly delegates shows that open nominations and competitive elections are not incompatible with Cuban socialism and Cuba’s goals of participation, involvement and representation.
Resumen: Eligiendo a los diputados a la Asamblea Nacional de Cuba: Propuestas, Selecciones, Nominaciones y Campañas
Reconociendo el concepto cubano de democracia y tomando en cuenta las características únicas de la selección de candidatos en Cuba y de la composición de la Asamblea Nacional cubana, de las elecciones no competitivas y del sistema unipartidista, no se traduce necesariamente en un proceso electoral no democrático. El proceso electoral para elegir a los delegados a la asamblea municipal muestra que las nominaciones abiertas y las elecciones competitivas no son incompatibles con el socialismo cubano y los objetivos cubanos de participación, compromiso y representación.
How to Cite:
Roman, P. (2007). Electing Cuba’s National Assembly Deputies: Proposals, Selections, Nominations, and Campaigns. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (82), 69–87. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18352/erlacs.9640
Published on
15 Apr 2007.
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