ALJAZEERA: ….More than 8.5 million Cubans over age 16 are eligible to choose candidates vying for municipal councils across the country.
The government extols the “transparent and democratic” election process, including the nomination of candidates at popular assemblies held at the neighborhood level.
Dissidents decry the process here as anything but democratic. They say the ruling Community party may not officially nominate candidates, but it ensures, thanks to its influence and votes from sympathisers, that no dissident will ever get on the ballot… (more)
