Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Head of state Active
Presidente de la República de Cuba · Principal · De jure
M49 192
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Primary executive
Head of government
Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Other · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The President is head of state, directs the general policy of the State and is the dominant executive authority; the Prime Minister is head of government and manages the Council of Ministers.
Government
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba
Dec 21, 2019 · De jure
Partido Comunista de Cuba
PCC
Legislature and composition
UnicameralNational Assembly of People s Power
Apr 19, 2023 — Apr 19, 2028
National Assembly of People s Power
470 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Cuban presidential election
Date not scheduled · Indirect executive election
- Electoral system
- The next National Assembly will elect the President; no official date or candidates have been announced.
Latest election
Completed2023 Cuban presidential election
Apr 19, 2023 · Indirect executive election
- Electoral system
- The National Assembly elects the President of the Republic from among its members for a five-year term.
- Published result
- Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez · 97.7%
Current policy issues
- 1Economic stabilization and recoveryPresidency of Cuba - government priorities and current programme
- 2Electricity and fuel supplyPresidency of Cuba - government priorities and current programme
- 3Food production and distributionPresidency of Cuba - government priorities and current programme
- 4Public services and social protectionPresidency of Cuba - government priorities and current programme
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 63
- Active in source
- 1
- Historical in source
- 26
- parties shown
- 63
- Founded
- 1965
Christian Democratic Party of Cuba
Party Unknown
Christian Liberation Movement
Party Unknown
Comité Revoluzonareo Arredista Galego
Party Unknown
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Cuba
Party Unknown
- Founded
- Dec 10, 1898
Cuban Democratic Socialist Current
Party Unknown
Cuban Liberal Union
Party Unknown
Cuban National League
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1899
- Founded
- 1920
Cuban Socialist Party
Party Unknown
More parties (51)
- Founded
- 1942
Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba
Party Unknown
Democratic Solidarity Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1899
Federal Republican Party of Las Villas
Party Unknown
Independent Republican Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1961
Liberal Party of Cuba
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1908
National Liberal Party of Cuba
Party Unknown
Partido Independiente de Color
Party Unknown
Partido Revolucionario Cubano
Party Unknown
Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox
Party Unknown
Patriotic Union of Cuba
Party Unknown
People's Labour Party
Party Unknown
People's Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1925
Progressive Action Party
Party Unknown
Republican Party of Havana
Party Unknown
Saguan Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba
Party Unknown
Socialist Party of Manzanillo
Party Unknown
Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba
Party Unknown
Socialist Workers Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1962
- Founded
- 1931
- Founded
- 1936
- Founded
- 1936
- Founded
- 1955
Partido Auténtico
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1934
- Ideology
- capitalism, nationalism, corporatism
- Political spectrum
- Mixed
- Founded
- 1907
- Founded
- 1949
- Founded
- 1947
- Founded
- 1958
- Founded
- 1940
- Founded
- 1878
- Founded
- 1908
- Founded
- 1904
- Founded
- 1914
- Founded
- 1908
- Founded
- 1905
- Founded
- 1901
- Founded
- 1904
- Founded
- 1900
- Founded
- 1899
- Founded
- 1904
- Founded
- 1901
- Founded
- 1933
- Founded
- 1938
- Founded
- 1934
- Founded
- 1954
Administration
PartialCouncil of Ministers
CurrentAug 9, 2026 · 0 Party
Legislature
PartialNational Assembly of People's Power
Elections
Partial2013 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 3, 2013
Completed
2008 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 20, 2008
Completed
2003 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 19, 2003
Completed
1998 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 11, 1998
Completed
1993 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Feb 24, 1993
Completed
1986 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Nov 27, 1986
Completed
1981 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 28, 1981
Completed
1976 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Nov 2, 1976
Completed
Presidential election · Head of state
Nov 3, 1958
Completed
1950 Cuban parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jun 1, 1950
Completed
Candidates
Partial1958 Cuban general election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Nov 3, 1958
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
12
- 1Official Gazette of Cuba - Constitution of the Republiccitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Presidency of Cuba - Presidencycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Granma official organ - appointment of Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruzcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Communist Party of Cuba - official portalcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5National Assembly of People s Power - official portalcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Granma official organ - reelection of Miguel Diaz-Canel on 19 April 2023citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Presidency of Cuba - government priorities and current programmecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Presidency of Cubacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 9Granma - Official Organ of the Communist Party of Cubacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 11Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 12Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
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