Elections in Cuba
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Elections in Cuba take place by secret bal-
lot. Since Cuba became a one-party republic
and the Communist party became the official
political party, Cuba has been both con-
demned and praised by certain Cuban
groups,
international groups, and foreign
governments regarding democracy. Although
the media is operated under the supervision
of the Communist Party’s Department of Re-
volutionary Orientation, which "develops and
coordinates propaganda strategies"[1],
the
Cuban government contends that the Cuban
political system is democratic. The nature of
the political participation
in Cuba has
fostered discussion amongst political writers
and philosophers. Varied conclusions have
been drawn, some of these have led to Cuba
being described as a dictatorship, grassroots
democracy, a Soviet democracy or a revolu-
tionary democracy [2], but not a liberal
democracy. [3]
According to the 2008 Democracy Index,
Cuba is the only authoritarian country in the
Americas.[2] Human rights organizations
such as Human Rights Watch assert that the
Cuban regime represses nearly all forms of
political dissent.[3]
Electoral system
According to the constitution, Cuba is a so-
cialist republic where all members or repres-
entative bodies of s