CUBA'S NEW PRESIDENT
By JJosepha News
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Willemstad, Curacao. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez was elected almost unanimously as Cuba’s third president in almost six decades, by The Cuban National Assembly of the Communist People’s Party of Cuba (PCC) on April 19th 2018, just a day short of his 58th birthday.
The Santa Clara electrical engineer came up from the university ranks of UJC; Union of Communistic Youths, as president; served in the mandatory militia and eventually became one of the bodyguards of MINFAR’s leader, Raul Castro-Ruiz. Therefore, given the admiration of the Castros, it was no surprise that Miguel’s stance to support the LGBT movement was forthcoming. Hence the “Castrology” of Cuban communist leadership is predicted to continue the legacy of the deceased Comandante Fidel Castro and his aging younger brother, Raul, 86, former leader and president of the Cuban National Assembly.
In Cuba and pretty much within Latin America, loyalty is rewarded to those who prove it undyingly. And now, Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel has earned his place as successor to lead the revolution into 2030. Though, his demeanor may be quiet, it seems always to be strategic and calculating, as well as always trying to be three steps ahead, and this should shock no one, as Fidel Castro himself always seemed to turn a lose-lose Cuban scenario into a winning situation for his country.
Though some political analysts disagree, look where Cuba is now – the rightful question is “had it not been, where do you think Cuba would be now?” The only answer to that is: (1) Far worse off than they are now or (2) In a completely different situation, with greater civil disorder.
Probably former President Obama and the select committees of the United States Congress knew Miguel Diaz-Canel would be the next president of Cuba, according to US-Cuba foreign policy platform; after all, there were few people questioned by US Congress, other than Miguel Diaz-Canel when they visited Cuba in 2015, led by Barack Obama, to ease tensions and shine a ray of hope for greater US dollar influence in Cuba.
The 2016 US Republican presidential race was the closest that Fidel Castro would have seen Cuban heritage occupy the most powerful seat in global political economics as the US presidency, via Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both of whom were children of Cuba’s Castro-ruled leadership.
But among those who are not also taken by surprise are South Florida Republican representative, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and representative, Mario Diaz-Balart, who see this as an elaborate strategic maneuver by Raúl Castro and Cuba to capitalize on US sensitivity and possibly lure US president Donald Trump into possibly some concessions and eventually a congressional uplifting of the era-ending embargo.
Some credit President Miguel Diaz-Canel for the mobile phone and internet access increase, despite the country’s national average salary of about US$33 per month. The belief that nothing happens in Cuba unless approved by the Castros is still a political paradigm that more than likely seems true and by the very admission of a 602 vote in the country’s one political party system seems to prove that either all Cubans think exactly alike politically in the PCC or votes were gathered and measured as a proof positive to the Fidel Castro’s revolutionary ideals.
After all, Raul Castro handpicked and threw his entire support for the new Cuban president, Diaz-Canel.
Now, where and how can Curacao seize advantage of the moment? There has been a diplomatic understanding between Curacao and Cuba. Curacao chose not to seek and utilize Cuba’s relations with Venezuela to end the embargo quicker, but yet there may still be bilateral healthcare opportunities and educational advantages by engaging with the Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, as long there is a respectful appreciation of Curacao’s heavy foreign control by the Netherlands and US policy and signed treaties. This is a game of chess and strategy and, so far, Miguel Diaz-Canel has advisors and consultants who have gone through this longer than he has been alive!
The Santa Clara electrical engineer came up from the university ranks of UJC; Union of Communistic Youths, as president; served in the mandatory militia and eventually became one of the bodyguards of MINFAR’s leader, Raul Castro-Ruiz. Therefore, given the admiration of the Castros, it was no surprise that Miguel’s stance to support the LGBT movement was forthcoming. Hence the “Castrology” of Cuban communist leadership is predicted to continue the legacy of the deceased Comandante Fidel Castro and his aging younger brother, Raul, 86, former leader and president of the Cuban National Assembly.
In Cuba and pretty much within Latin America, loyalty is rewarded to those who prove it undyingly. And now, Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel has earned his place as successor to lead the revolution into 2030. Though, his demeanor may be quiet, it seems always to be strategic and calculating, as well as always trying to be three steps ahead, and this should shock no one, as Fidel Castro himself always seemed to turn a lose-lose Cuban scenario into a winning situation for his country.
Though some political analysts disagree, look where Cuba is now – the rightful question is “had it not been, where do you think Cuba would be now?” The only answer to that is: (1) Far worse off than they are now or (2) In a completely different situation, with greater civil disorder.
Probably former President Obama and the select committees of the United States Congress knew Miguel Diaz-Canel would be the next president of Cuba, according to US-Cuba foreign policy platform; after all, there were few people questioned by US Congress, other than Miguel Diaz-Canel when they visited Cuba in 2015, led by Barack Obama, to ease tensions and shine a ray of hope for greater US dollar influence in Cuba.
The 2016 US Republican presidential race was the closest that Fidel Castro would have seen Cuban heritage occupy the most powerful seat in global political economics as the US presidency, via Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both of whom were children of Cuba’s Castro-ruled leadership.
But among those who are not also taken by surprise are South Florida Republican representative, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and representative, Mario Diaz-Balart, who see this as an elaborate strategic maneuver by Raúl Castro and Cuba to capitalize on US sensitivity and possibly lure US president Donald Trump into possibly some concessions and eventually a congressional uplifting of the era-ending embargo.
Some credit President Miguel Diaz-Canel for the mobile phone and internet access increase, despite the country’s national average salary of about US$33 per month. The belief that nothing happens in Cuba unless approved by the Castros is still a political paradigm that more than likely seems true and by the very admission of a 602 vote in the country’s one political party system seems to prove that either all Cubans think exactly alike politically in the PCC or votes were gathered and measured as a proof positive to the Fidel Castro’s revolutionary ideals.
After all, Raul Castro handpicked and threw his entire support for the new Cuban president, Diaz-Canel.
Now, where and how can Curacao seize advantage of the moment? There has been a diplomatic understanding between Curacao and Cuba. Curacao chose not to seek and utilize Cuba’s relations with Venezuela to end the embargo quicker, but yet there may still be bilateral healthcare opportunities and educational advantages by engaging with the Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, as long there is a respectful appreciation of Curacao’s heavy foreign control by the Netherlands and US policy and signed treaties. This is a game of chess and strategy and, so far, Miguel Diaz-Canel has advisors and consultants who have gone through this longer than he has been alive!
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