List of political parties in Cuba

This article lists political parties in Cuba. Cuba is a single-party authoritarian regime, led by the Communist Party of Cuba, where political opposition is not permitted.^[1]^[2] No party is allowed to campaign or endorse candidates for election, including the Communist Party. Candidates for National Assembly of People's Power elections are nominated by organizations that are firmly controlled by the Party.^[3] Candidates are elected on an individual referendum basis without formal party involvement, though elected assemblies predominantly consist of members of the dominant party alongside non-affiliated candidates.^[4] Elections in Cuba are neither free, nor democratic.^[5]^[6]^[7] As a result, political rallies by opposition parties occur only sporadically on the island.^[8]

Cuban law also stipulates that it is punishable to receive funds from a foreign government for purposes of a political organization.^[9]

Current political parties

Official parties

Party			Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	National Assembly
		Communist Party of Cuba Partido Comunista de Cuba	PCC	Miguel Díaz-Canel	Far-Left	Communism Castroism Left-wing nationalism	442 / 470

Unofficial parties

Cuban Libertarian Party - José Martí (Partido Libertario Cubano - José Martí) ^[10]
Christian Democratic Party of Cuba (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba) ^[11]
Cuban Democratic Socialist Current (Corriente Socialista Democratica Cubana) ^[11]
Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party
Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member LI) ^[11]
Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba (Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba) ^[11]
Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa) ^[11]
Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba) ^[11]

Historical parties

References

^ Miller, Nicola (2003-01-01). "The Absolution of History: Uses of the Past in Castro's Cuba". Journal of Contemporary History. 38 (1): 147–162. doi:10.1177/0022009403038001969. ISSN 0022-0094. S2CID 153348631.
^ Schedler, Andreas; Hoffmann, Bert (2015). "Communicating authoritarian elite cohesion". Democratization. 23: 93–117. doi:10.1080/13510347.2015.1095181. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 146645252.
^ Smyth, Regina; Bianco, William; Chan, Kwan Nok (2019-04-25). "Legislative Rules in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Hong Kong's Legislative Council" (PDF). The Journal of Politics. 81 (3): 892–905. doi:10.1086/703068. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 159138096.
^ Cuba: Elections and Events 1991-2001 Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Latin American Election Statistics Home
^ Hyde, Susan D. (2011). The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma: Why Election Observation Became an International Norm. Cornell University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8014-6125-5.
^ Galvis, Ángela Fonseca; Superti, Chiara (2019-10-03). "Who wins the most when everybody wins? Predicting candidate performance in an authoritarian election". Democratization. 26 (7): 1278–1298. doi:10.1080/13510347.2019.1629420. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 197727359.
^ Domínguez, Jorge I.; Galvis, Ángela Fonseca; Superti, Chiara (2017). "Authoritarian Regimes and Their Permitted Oppositions: Election Day Outcomes in Cuba". Latin American Politics and Society. 59 (2): 27–52. doi:10.1111/laps.12017. ISSN 1531-426X. S2CID 157677498.
^ "Cuba dissidents hold rare rally". May 21, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Cuba warns dissidents over US aid". BBC News. 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
^ "The Cuban Libertarian Party Launches in Havana!". Libertarian Party of Nevada. May 7, 2017. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Caribbean Elections | Political Parties in Cuba". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.

[:1-1] Miller, Nicola (2003-01-01). "The Absolution of History: Uses of the Past in Castro's Cuba". Journal of Contemporary History. 38 (1): 147–162. doi:10.1177/0022009403038001969. ISSN 0022-0094. S2CID 153348631.

[:2-2] Schedler, Andreas; Hoffmann, Bert (2015). "Communicating authoritarian elite cohesion". Democratization. 23: 93–117. doi:10.1080/13510347.2015.1095181. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 146645252.

[3] Smyth, Regina; Bianco, William; Chan, Kwan Nok (2019-04-25). "Legislative Rules in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Hong Kong's Legislative Council" (PDF). The Journal of Politics. 81 (3): 892–905. doi:10.1086/703068. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 159138096.

[4] Cuba: Elections and Events 1991-2001 Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Latin American Election Statistics Home

[5] Hyde, Susan D. (2011). The Pseudo-Democrat's Dilemma: Why Election Observation Became an International Norm. Cornell University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8014-6125-5.

[6] Galvis, Ángela Fonseca; Superti, Chiara (2019-10-03). "Who wins the most when everybody wins? Predicting candidate performance in an authoritarian election". Democratization. 26 (7): 1278–1298. doi:10.1080/13510347.2019.1629420. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 197727359.

[7] Domínguez, Jorge I.; Galvis, Ángela Fonseca; Superti, Chiara (2017). "Authoritarian Regimes and Their Permitted Oppositions: Election Day Outcomes in Cuba". Latin American Politics and Society. 59 (2): 27–52. doi:10.1111/laps.12017. ISSN 1531-426X. S2CID 157677498.

[8] "Cuba dissidents hold rare rally". May 21, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[9] "Cuba warns dissidents over US aid". BBC News. 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

[10] "The Cuban Libertarian Party Launches in Havana!". Libertarian Party of Nevada. May 7, 2017. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

[:0-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Caribbean Elections | Political Parties in Cuba". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.

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