The forced exile of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara reveals the Cuban regime’s major fear: the power of art and of a single individual to challenge repression and inspire freedom.
The constant purges and widespread discontent suggest that many will betray the first lady in order to seek a new direction for the nation in the face of the imminent succession.
The election will be regulated by the 1992 Electoral Law, which allows for emulating elections in a regime where all major political decisions are made by the Communist Party elite.
