This article lists political parties in Cuba. Cuba is a single-party authoritarian regime, led by the

Communist Party of Cuba The Communist Party of Cuba ( es, Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the sole ruling party of Cuba. It was founded on 3 October 1965 as the successor to the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, which was in turn made up of the 26 ...

, where political opposition is not permitted. No party is allowed to campaign or endorse candidates for

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, including the Communist Party. Candidates for

National Assembly of People's Power The National Assembly of People's Power ( es, Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Cuba. It is currently composed of 605 representatives who are elected from multi-member electoral districts for ...

elections are nominated by organs that are firmly controlled by the Party. Candidates are elected on an individual

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basis without formal party involvement, though elected assemblies predominantly consist of members of the dominant party alongside non-affiliated candidates. Elections in Cuba are neither free, nor democratic. As a result, political rallies by opposition parties occur only sporadically on the island. Cuban law also stipulates that it is punishable to receive funds from a foreign government for purposes of a political organization.

Current political parties

Official parties

(Partido Comunista de Cuba)

Unofficial parties

* Cuban Libertarian Party - José Martí (Partido Libertario Cubano - José Martí) * Christian Democratic Party of Cuba (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba) * Cuban Democratic Socialist Current (Corriente Socialista Democratica Cubana) * Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Solidarity Party * Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member LI) * Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba (Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba) * Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa) * Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba)

Historical parties

* Authentic Party *

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

* Democratic Solidarity Party * Cuban National League *

Cuban National Party The Cuban National Party ( es, Partido Nacional Cubano) was a political party in Cuba. At the very beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the three main political parties on the island. The party favoured independence for Cuba.Bianchi Ross , ...

Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba The Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba ( es, Partido Republicano Federal Democrático de Santiago de Cuba) was a political party in eastern Cuba. The Organizing Committee of the party was founded on March 5, 1899. Members of t ...

* Democratic Union Party * Independent Republican Party *

Liberal Party of Cuba The Liberal Party of Cuba (), was one of the major political parties in Cuba from 1910 until the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s, when it was exiled. History Liberal governments Founded as the Autonomist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Aut ...

* National Liberal Party of Cuba *

Orthodox Party The Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox ( es, Partido del Pueblo Cubano – Ortodoxos, PPC-O), commonly shortened to the Orthodox Party ( es, Partido Ortodoxo), was a Cuban populist political party. It was founded in 1947 by Eduardo Chibás in ...

* People's Labour Party * People's Party * Popular Socialist Party *

Progressive Action Party The Progressive Action Party ( es, Partido de Acción Progresista, PAP) was a Cuban political party led by Fulgencio Batista. The party was founded on 1 April 1949, in the aftermath of the 1948 general elections, under the name of Unitary Action ...

* Republican Party of Havana * Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba *

Socialist Party of Manzanillo The Socialist Party of the Manzanillo ( es, Partido Socialista de Manzanillo) was a political party in Manzanillo, Cuba, formed in 1906. Agustín Martín Vélez, a tobacco worker and former anarchist, was the leader of the party. The party was Mar ...

* Socialist Workers Party

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Political parties

Current political parties

Official parties

Unofficial parties

Historical parties

See also

References