An indirect

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election was held in

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on 19 April 2023. The election took place following the

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to the

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on 26 March 2023. The incumbent president,

Miguel Díaz-Canel Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel y Bermúdez (; born 20 April 1960) also known as MADCB, is a politician and engineer who is the third first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. Díaz-Canel succeeds the brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro, making ...

, was eligible for re-election and his candidacy was supported with 459 votes out of 460 valid votes. Two deputies voted blank. Likewise,

Salvador Valdés Mesa Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa (born 13 June 1945) is a Cuban politicianDamien CaveRaúl Castro Says His Current Term as President of Cuba Will Be His Last ''The New York Times'', 24 February 2013 and former trade union leader. He is the First Vi ...

was re-elected to the position of the

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with 439 votes.

Results

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