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Cuba stares down a Castro-less future

Cuban President Raul Castro (L) with first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel (AAP)
Cuban President Raul Castro (L) with first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel (AAP) Source: AAP

Cuba's parliament is on track to elect a new president to replace Raul Castro, who is due to step down in a move that will usher in the nation's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution. Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel is the sole candidate nominated for the position.


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By Rashida Yosufzai

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Cuba's parliament is on track to elect a new president to replace Raul Castro, who is due to step down in a move that will usher in the nation's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution. Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel is the sole candidate nominated for the position.



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