Miami Herald: Cuba’s new president is the first non-Castro in 42 years. How much power will he have?
Miguel Diaz-Canel has been selected by Cuba’s National Assembly to replace retiring Raúl Castro as president. But some question whether the Castro era is really over.
From the Herald: “Díaz-Canel is the first non-Castro to occupy the presidential office since 1976. Before that there was a string of other presidents but the Castros have controlled the country since the 1959 Cuban Revolution.” Many are echoing what Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart is saying that Raul Castro’s successor is “another Castro puppet.”
