Momentum Builds for Regime Change in Cuba
A man watches a broadcast of Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel speaking on national television, in Havana on Feb. 5, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
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Momentum Builds for Regime Change in Cuba

Cuba’s leadership faces increased strain from U.S. policy and mounting protests on the island.
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By Emel Akan
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Selena Lambert Ortega, a 24-year-old from Santiago de Cuba, invited her fellow citizens to choose who they believed should be Cuba’s next president, in a Facebook poll posted on Jan. 12. Within hours, the post went viral.

Respondents overwhelmingly favored U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban American immigrants.

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