This article lists political parties in Cuba. Cuba is a
single-party authoritarian
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regime
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, led by the
Communist Party of Cuba
The Communist Party of 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 26th of July Movement and Popu ...
, where
political opposition
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is not permitted.
No party is allowed to campaign or endorse candidates for
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...
, including the Communist Party. Candidates for
National Assembly of People's Power elections are nominated by organizations that are firmly controlled by the Party. Candidates are elected on an individual
referendum
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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
Unofficial parties
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Cuban Libertarian Party – José Martí (Partido Libertario Cubano - José Martí)
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Christian Democratic Party of Cuba (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba)
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Christian Liberation Movement (Movimiento Cristiano Liberación)
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Cuban Democratic Socialist Current (Corriente Socialista Democratica Cubana)
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Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party - An amalgamation of the
National Liberal Party and the
Democratic Solidarity Party
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Cuban Liberal Union (Unión Liberal Cubana, member
LI)
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Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba (Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba)
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Orthodox Renovation Party (Partido de la Renovación Ortodoxa)
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Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba (Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba)
Historical parties
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Authentic Party
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Constitutional Union Party
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Cuban National League
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Cuban National Party
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Cuban Popular Party
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Cuban Revolutionary Party
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Cuban Socialist Party
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Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba
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Democratic Party
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Democratic Solidarity Party
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Democratic Union Party
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Federal Republican Party of Las Villas
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Independent Colored Party
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Independent Republican Party
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Liberal Party of Cuba
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National Conservative Party
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National Liberal Party of Cuba
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Orthodox Party
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People's Labour Party
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People's Party
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Popular Socialist Party
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Progressive Action Party
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Republican Party of Havana
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Saguan Democratic Party
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Socialist Party of the Island of Cuba
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Socialist Party of Manzanillo
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Socialist Workers Party
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United Party of the Socialist Revolution of Cuba
See also
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List of ruling political parties by country
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Liberalism in Cuba
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Cuban dissident movement
References
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Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...