Cuba's likely next president pledges more responsive gov't
March 12, 2018
Michael Weissenstein, The Miami Herald
Photo Credit: Alejandro Ernesto/ AP
SANTA CLARA, CUBA- Cuba on Sunday took the final political step before a promised transition from the founders of the Communist state to a younger generation of officials.
Along with millions of Cubans, 57-year-old vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel voted to ratify a government-approved list of members of the National Assembly, which convenes April 19. Diaz-Canel, who is expected to assume Raul Castro's seat as president that day, said the country's next government will be more responsive to its people.
Miguel Diaz-Canel told reporters in the central city of Santa Clara that "the people will participate in the decisions that the government takes."