On June 2, 2018, the Cuban government announced its commitment to constitutional reform. The domestic advocacy non-governmental organization Cuba Possible Ideas Laboratory engaged in debates and created a range of proposals to shape the new Constitution. Nevertheless, the government proceeded principally with its own draft text, which the Cuban people officially approved on February 24, 2019, in a national referendum.
Published by the Sergio Arboleda University of Bogota, the 2020 book The Cuba We Wanted presents and examines many of Cuba's possible debates and proposals that sought to inform the 2019 constitution. The book's prologue cites the need for a “greater democratic opening” for Cuban citizens as a primary driver of this Constitutional reform. Subtitled “Cuba's possible debates on its formulation, preliminary draft, and final project,” The Cuba We Wanted provides insights into the periods before, during, and after Cuba’s recent constitutional reform. The Cuban current affairs organization Cuba Program describes the book as “fundamental” and its perspective as “inclusive.”
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