Elian Gonzalez set to become Cuban lawmaker
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN
Published 8:53 PM EST, Mon February 6, 2023
Havana CNN —
Elían González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle once led to a Cold War showdown, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday.
The newspaper referred to González, now 29, as “representing the most worthy of the Cuban youth.”
González’s nomination all but secures his post in the 470-seat National Assembly that meets several times a year to discuss proposed laws, which the body usually votes unanimously to approve.
Under Cuban law, municipal assemblies nominate a single candidate to the National Assembly, which then Cubans can either ratify or vote against.
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