{"id":508651,"date":"2026-05-26T20:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/cuban-opposition-pushes-campaign-to-eliminate-the-political-monopoly-of-the-communist-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:48:14","slug":"cuban-opposition-pushes-campaign-to-eliminate-the-political-monopoly-of-the-communist-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/cuban-opposition-pushes-campaign-to-eliminate-the-political-monopoly-of-the-communist-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban opposition pushes campaign to eliminate the political monopoly of the Communist Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cuba.-<\/strong>The opposition platform Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba announced the launch of a national campaign with the aim of promoting a constitutional reform to eliminate the political monopoly exercised by the Communist Party of Cuba, the only legally recognized political organization in the country.<\/p>\n\n\nThe initiative was presented this Monday and seeks to modify Article 5 of the 2019 Cuban Constitution, which establishes the Communist Party as the superior leading political force of society and the State.\n\nAccording to a statement released by the opposition organization, the permanence of the single-party system constitutes &#8220;the biggest national security problem that Cuba has&#8221;, considering that it limits citizen participation and restricts political plurality.\n\nAs part of the proposal, the CTDC convened a group of 21 experts to draft a reform to the aforementioned constitutional article and promote a popular initiative to formally present the project to the State institutions.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/el-gobierno-de-cuba-publica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cuban Government publishes the list of 2,010 prisoners pardoned in April<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the platform acknowledges that the chances of success are reduced due to the control maintained by the Communist Party over governmental and legislative structures, it maintains that the campaign seeks to demonstrate the loss of social representativeness of the ruling organization and open spaces for debate on the political future of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\nThe proposal adds to the efforts of various sectors of the Cuban opposition that advocate for democratic reforms, greater political openness, and the recognition of party pluralism on the island.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba.-The opposition platform Council for Democratic Transition in Cuba announced the launch of a national campaign with the aim of promoting a constitutional reform to eliminate the political monopoly exercised by the Communist Party of Cuba, the only legally recognized political organization in the country. 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