Miguel Diaz-Canel re-elected as the President of the Republic of Cuba

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Miguel Díaz-Canel has been re-elected as President of the Republic of Cuba for a second five-year term on April 19, 2023 by the National Assembly of the People's Power.

An Overview of the News 

• Salvador Valdés Mesa has also been re-elected as Vice President.

• Díaz-Canel received 97.66% of the vote, while Valdés Mesa received 93.4%.

• The leadership body of the National Assembly was re-elected by parliamentarians.

• Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández, Ana María Mari Machado and Homero Acosta Álvarez were re-elected as President, Vice President and Secretary of the National Assembly, respectively.

• The deputies also elected 18 members to the Council of State, including eight re-elections and ten new appointments.

About Cuba

President - Miguel Diaz-Canel

Capital - Havana

Currency - Cuban peso

Prime Minister - Manuel Marrero Cruz

Official language - Spanish