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Cuba needs to bring more transparency in its election process
Living in a world where elections have become a synonym of extravagant campaigns and corruption, the Republic of Cuba stands aside in the queue. However, following a single political party regime (Communist Party of Cuba) doesn't sound like a fruitful proposition anymore! All the candidates who stand for the national parliament get elected because of zero competition and when there is no competition, chances of bribery and corruption involved in the process of elections become zilch. The election procedure in Cuba is one of its kinds where there is no room for election campaigns and ads. Such acts are totally out of question in the country.
The on-going electoral process of Cuba has invited a lot of criticism both from outside the country and within. According to Guillermo Rodriguez, a revolutionary intellectual, “The citizen doesn’t have the option of choosing between one candidate or another. The most they can do is not vote for those they don’t like.” Moreover, many deputies are elected to represent places they haven’t lived in for decades – and in some cases, they’ve never lived there! The moot point is that when they haven’t been a part of the place they represent, how can they address the problems of their constituencies and needless to say, these problems will never be solved. To make matters worse, the image portrayed for decades has been that of a parliament that limits itself to unanimously “legalising” each of the measures announced by the executive. Cubans have never seen a deputy questioning a ministerial or executive report.
What catches our fancy is the fact that with only one political party, why make a mockery of elections and play around with the hopes of the citizens? Most important of all, why do people participate in the entire process and end up voting? It is believed that the pressure on the people is very high and if they don’t participate in the voting process then they are exposed to stringent actions by the Cuban government. Castro’s Communist regime trespasses on citizens' privacy rights and repudiates freedom of speech, press, assembly and association. The government limits the distribution of foreign publications and maintains strict censorship of news and information.
Cuba holds the general elections every five years but with the same procedure going on for years, the situation of the country is likely to deteriorate. However, a nation surrounded by powerful neighbours like the US who is leaving no stone unturned to break the existing regime of Cuba, the nation needs some degree of control over information flow and intelligence. But people should enjoy freedom and liberty. They will revolt for sure if they are deprived of the basic human rights for long – history is witness to this. There is dire need for free elections and concurrently there is a dire need for state-control on information flow. The choice is tough and the clock is ticking.
Living in a world where elections have become a synonym of extravagant campaigns and corruption, the Republic of Cuba stands aside in the queue. However, following a single political party regime (Communist Party of Cuba) doesn't sound like a fruitful proposition anymore! All the candidates who stand for the national parliament get elected because of zero competition and when there is no competition, chances of bribery and corruption involved in the process of elections become zilch. The election procedure in Cuba is one of its kinds where there is no room for election campaigns and ads. Such acts are totally out of question in the country.
The on-going electoral process of Cuba has invited a lot of criticism both from outside the country and within. According to Guillermo Rodriguez, a revolutionary intellectual, “The citizen doesn’t have the option of choosing between one candidate or another. The most they can do is not vote for those they don’t like.” Moreover, many deputies are elected to represent places they haven’t lived in for decades – and in some cases, they’ve never lived there! The moot point is that when they haven’t been a part of the place they represent, how can they address the problems of their constituencies and needless to say, these problems will never be solved. To make matters worse, the image portrayed for decades has been that of a parliament that limits itself to unanimously “legalising” each of the measures announced by the executive. Cubans have never seen a deputy questioning a ministerial or executive report.
What catches our fancy is the fact that with only one political party, why make a mockery of elections and play around with the hopes of the citizens? Most important of all, why do people participate in the entire process and end up voting? It is believed that the pressure on the people is very high and if they don’t participate in the voting process then they are exposed to stringent actions by the Cuban government. Castro’s Communist regime trespasses on citizens' privacy rights and repudiates freedom of speech, press, assembly and association. The government limits the distribution of foreign publications and maintains strict censorship of news and information.
Cuba holds the general elections every five years but with the same procedure going on for years, the situation of the country is likely to deteriorate. However, a nation surrounded by powerful neighbours like the US who is leaving no stone unturned to break the existing regime of Cuba, the nation needs some degree of control over information flow and intelligence. But people should enjoy freedom and liberty. They will revolt for sure if they are deprived of the basic human rights for long – history is witness to this. There is dire need for free elections and concurrently there is a dire need for state-control on information flow. The choice is tough and the clock is ticking.
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