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Havana.- Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP, unicameral Parliament) approved this Friday a constitutional reform that eliminates the age limit to assume the presidency of the Republic.
The reform was proposed by former President Raúl Castro (94 years old, Díaz-Canel's predecessor) in the Political Bureau of the Communist Party (PCC, the only legal one), as explained by the President of Parliament, Esteban Lazo.
The amendment reforms Article 127 of the 2019 Constitution, which established that the age requirement to be president was to have reached 35 years old but to be no older than 60 to be elected for a first term (of a maximum of two) of five years.
In this regard, President Miguel Díaz-Canel assured the ANPP that the modification "responds to the current realities" of Cuba and will favor "a wider selection" to opt for the position.
The current Díaz-Canel Cabinet has an average age of around 60 years old, with members of advanced ages such as Deputy Prime Ministers Ramiro Valdés (92 years old) and Ricardo Cabrisas (87).
