2028 Election: 60-Year Presidential Candidate Age Limit Lifted In Cuba
The Cuban National Assembly has removed the maximum age limit for presidential aspirants, allowing any citizen who is "in the full exercise of their physical and mental faculties, with loyalty and revolutionary trajectory" to contest the presidency, regardless of age. This change, announced by National Assembly President Esteban Lazo, removes the previous 60-year age ceiling, while keeping the two-term limit of five years each intact. The amendment has been touted as a potential loophole for older revolutionary figures to re-emerge in top roles, although critics see it as a possible means of extended power play. The move also raises questions about the future of President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2023, and
