The "President" In President Castro
loved this comment on another entry:
After reading about King Fidel, tractor confiscation and other stuff I am confused. I thought Castro was "President" and CUBA was the shining jewel of the success of communism?
Indeed.
King Fidel was "elected" President not by the people, but by the hand-picked National Assembly. He had no opposition and was "elected" unanimously. To be eligible to be "elected" President, you have to be a member of the National Assembly, a position only open to the elite Communist Party hierarchy.
The members of the National Assembly, in turn, run unopposed (only the Communist Party can nominate candidates), and since the Communist Party also counts the votes, well... they win every single time (not a bad formula, eh?).
Too funny, no?
After reading about King Fidel, tractor confiscation and other stuff I am confused. I thought Castro was "President" and CUBA was the shining jewel of the success of communism?
Indeed.
King Fidel was "elected" President not by the people, but by the hand-picked National Assembly. He had no opposition and was "elected" unanimously. To be eligible to be "elected" President, you have to be a member of the National Assembly, a position only open to the elite Communist Party hierarchy.
The members of the National Assembly, in turn, run unopposed (only the Communist Party can nominate candidates), and since the Communist Party also counts the votes, well... they win every single time (not a bad formula, eh?).
Too funny, no?
posted by Yimboro | 4:55 AM
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