List of political parties in Cuba
Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Cuba: Elections and Events 1991-2001 Template:Webarchive Latin American Election Statistics Home</ref> Elections in Cuba are neither free, nor democratic.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> As a result, political rallies by opposition parties occur only sporadically on the island.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cuban law also stipulates that it is punishable to receive funds from a foreign government for purposes of a political organization.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Current political parties
Official parties
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | National Assembly | ||
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| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | File:Communist Party of Cuba logo.svg | Communist Party of Cuba Partido Comunista de Cuba |
PCC | Miguel Díaz-Canel | Far-left | Communism Fidelismo |
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Unofficial parties
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- Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party
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- Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})<ref name=":0"/>
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- Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})<ref name=":0"/>
Historical parties
- Authentic Party
- Constitutional Union Party
- Cuban National League
- Cuban National Party
- Cuban Popular Party
- Cuban Revolutionary Party
- Cuban Socialist Party
- Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Solidarity Party
- Democratic Union Party
- Federal Republican Party of Las Villas
- Independent Colored Party
- Independent Republican Party
- Liberal Party of Cuba
- National Conservative Party
- National Liberal Party of Cuba
- Orthodox Party
- People's Labour Party
- People's Party
- Popular Socialist Party
- Progressive Action Party
- Republican Party of Havana
- Saguan Democratic Party
- Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba
- Socialist Party of Manzanillo
- Socialist Workers Party
- United Party of the Socialist Revolution of Cuba
See also
References
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