List of political parties in Cuba
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This article lists political parties in Cuba. Cuba is a single-party authoritarian regime, led by the Communist Party of Cuba, where political opposition is not permitted.[1][2] No party is allowed to campaign or endorse candidates for election, including the Communist Party. Candidates for National Assembly of People's Power elections are nominated by organizations that are firmly controlled by the Party.[3] Candidates are elected on an individual referendum basis without formal party involvement, though elected assemblies predominantly consist of members of the dominant party alongside non-affiliated candidates.[4] Elections in Cuba are neither free, nor democratic.[5][6][7] As a result, political rallies by opposition parties occur only sporadically on the island.[8]
Cuban law also stipulates that it is punishable to receive funds from a foreign government for purposes of a political organization.[9]
Current political parties
Official parties
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Leader | National Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Communist Party of Cuba Partido Comunista de Cuba |
PCC | 1965 | Far-left | Miguel Díaz-Canel | 442 / 470 | ||
Unofficial parties
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Leader | National Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party of Cuba Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba[10] |
PDC | 1959 | Centre | Elena Larrinaga | 0 / 470 | |||
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Christian Liberation Movement Movimiento Cristiano Liberación |
MCL | 1988 | Centre-right | Eduardo Cardet | 0 / 470 | ||
| Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba[10] |
PSRDC | 1992 | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | Jorge Valls | 0 / 470 | ||
- Cuban Libertarian Party – José Martí (Partido Libertario Cubano - José Martí)[11]
- Cuban Democratic Socialist Current (Corriente Socialista Democratica Cubana)[10]
- Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party
- Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member LI)[10]
- Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa)[10]
- Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba)[10]
Historical parties
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- Constitutional Union Party
- Cuban National League
- Cuban National Party
- Cuban Popular Party
- Cuban Socialist Party
- Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Union Party
- Federal Republican Party of Las Villas
- Independent Colored Party
- Independent Republican Party
- National Conservative Party
- People's Labour Party
- People's Party
- Republican Party of Havana
- Saguan Democratic Party
- Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba
- Socialist Party of Manzanillo
- Socialist Workers Party
