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Raudiel F. Peña Barrios

Coordinator of the Legislative Observatory of Cuba. He holds a law degree from the University of Havana and a master degree in Constitutional Law from the same university.

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Half of Cubans believe the socialist model should be abandoned

While the decline in support for democracy in Latin America is due to its inefficiency in generating more equality before the law, justice, dignity and wealth distribution, the Cuban case should serve as a reminder that authoritarianism does not provide these either.

The peculiarities of the elections for vacancies in Cuba 

It does not seem that the authorities are capable of solving the fundamental reason that favors the abandonment of the local positions of the People's Power: the structural crisis of the political regime.

Transparency in Cuba and Latin America 

The reality of corruption in Cuba is a phenomenon that has become more complex recently due to the expansion of private property in a context of strict control exercised by a small political elite.

Chronicle of an announced suspension

Cuba suspended its United Nations Universal Periodic Review and many of the recommendations made to the State focused on human rights.