IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Cuba

Republic of Cuba

10,985,974
Population (as of May 18, 2023)

8,129,321
Registered Voters (as of March 26, 2023)

86.15%
Average Turnout

7
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.178
Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 6, 1980
Ratified Date: July 17, 1980

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: April 26, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 6, 2007

HDI* Score: 0.762
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Miguel DÍAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 19 April 2018)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Manuel MARRERO Cruz (since 21 December 2019)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly of People's Power (Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular) with 470 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by the assembly and may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is nominated by the president and confirmed by the assembly.
Members of the National Assembly of People’s Power are directly elected by absolute majority vote in multi-member provincial constituencies and serve 5-year terms.
- Cuba is a one-party state, and all candidates are nominated by government bodies controlled by the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). No other political parties are officially recognized or permitted to operate in Cuba.
- Candidates are nominated by the municipal, provincial, or national assemblies, then approved by the National Electoral Commission. Voters receive a ballot listing an approved candidate for each seat in their constituency and may vote for as many as they prefer. If the approved candidate is not elected, the seat is left vacant until the next election is declared.

Elections

2023-03-26
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
Votes 6,167,605
Registered 8,129,321
Turnout 75.87

2022-09-25
Referendum
Votes 6,269,427
Registered 8,457,978
Turnout 74.12

2019-02-24
Referendum
Votes 7,848,343
Registered 9,298,277
Turnout 84.41

2018-03-11
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
Votes 7,399,891
Registered 8,926,575
Turnout 82.9

2013-02-03
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
Votes 7,877,906
Registered 8,631,836
Turnout 91.27

2008-01-20
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
Votes 8,230,274
Registered 8,495,917
Turnout 96.87

2003-01-19
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power
Votes 8,117,151
Registered 8,313,770
Turnout 97.64

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	2023-03-26	6,167,605	8,129,321	75.87
Referendum	2022-09-25	6,269,427	8,457,978	74.12
Referendum	2019-02-24	7,848,343	9,298,277	84.41
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	2018-03-11	7,399,891	8,926,575	82.9
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	2013-02-03	7,877,906	8,631,836	91.27
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	2008-01-20	8,230,274	8,495,917	96.87
Cuban National Assembly of People's Power	2003-01-19	8,117,151	8,313,770	97.64

Voter Turnout

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