In this article, we briefly review what the polls are saying and the profiles of the leading candidates vying for the presidency.
After nearly a month of intense protests, the Paz administration decided to call for dialogue once again, even as it passed a law granting it greater powers to declare states of emergency.
At the same time, several Chavista activists condemned the military exercises and called for an end to such activities.
On May 26, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed the United Nations Security Council to denounce the energy blockade that the United States has unilaterally imposed on Cuba and demanded an end to the “acts of war” against his country.
The text provides for a gradual transition, guarantees salary maintenance, and establishes two days off.
As the country maintains high interest rates and dollar reserves to sustain the confidence of financial markets, that very position generates opportunity costs and structural outflows that prevent the real accumulation of reserves and investment in productive sectors and infrastructure.
The perpetrators and masterminds behind the attack remain unknown. A few hours later, five police officers were executed by a criminal gang in another part of the country, alerting the government to a clear surge in violence in recent hours.
The protests have prompted various response strategies from the government. Now, mounting pressure has led the Paz administration to reshuffle the cabinet in an attempt to defuse calls for resignations. At the same time, it has opened another front of conflict with Colombia by expelling the ambassador from Bogotá.
Social and political movements in South Asia also reiterated their solidarity with the Cuban people amidst the prolonged energy blockade imposed by the US and its threats of military aggression.
The US Department of Justice has indicted the historic leader of the Revolution for an event that took place nearly 30 years ago. Havana maintains that this is a ploy to justify military aggression against Cuba.
Peru’s electoral challenges reflect a much deeper political crisis in the Andean country.
First Deputy Minister of Health, Tania Cruz, said that causing shortages and hardship to millions of people is genocide.
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