Bloomberg: Cuba Holds a Stacked Election Amid the Biggest Population Exodus Since the Revolution
Cuba is holding elections Sunday to pick lawmakers at a time when the ruling communist party is struggling to keep a lid on public anger caused by rampant inflation, hunger and blackouts.
The vote, decried as a sham by human rights groups, will pick 470 candidates who were pre-selected by the government to the powerful National Parliament for a five-year term. The system has allowed the Communist Party to control the parliament since its inception in 1976.
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WNU Editor: The outcome of this Cuban election has already been determined. There are no opposition candidates on the ballot .... Cuba holds national elections with no opposition candidates (AP).
I have always closely followed the news from Cuba. Been there many times, and I was always felt that if there is a country in the Caribbean that would succeed, it would be Cuba. But the system is now so rigged to benefit a few (I would estimate about 5% of the population), that the rest of the country (i.e. the other 95%) are exploited and abused. A true "Hunger Games" scenario for those who are familiar with the movie.
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Cuban sandwiches are some of the best.
1036 sandwiches are the best.
Maybe we do have something in common with them after all.
Your Mom certainly thinks so.
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