Raul Castro Now To Remain Until April
December 22 2017
A Castro will stay in power in Cuba for a least a bit longer than planned, reports Bloomberg.
According to an official statement published in Granma, the ruling Communist Party's newspaper on Thursday, President Raul Castro will remain in power until at least April 19.
Elections for a new legislator and the president of the Councils of State and Ministers, Castro's current position, are supposed to be held at the same time.
The transition was originally slated for February....
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