Cuba (MNN) – Cuba is in the process of ending a 60-year reign by the Castro family. On Monday we learned that Raul Castro, who’s been serving as president since 2008, is stepping down from the position. The nation is undergoing a five-month transition to make sure the next president elect is ready to go when that happens.
Steve Shantz of Trans World Radio says that since Raul took over for his older brother, Fidel, the nation has been suspended in a sort of transition already.
“There’s been a lot of questions as to what’s going to happen politically, what’s going to happen with the government, what’s going to happen with the Church in Cuba,” he says.
The current serving Castro is 86 years old. But this is not the end of his political career. In fact, in some minds, he might be ramping it up to the next level. Raul Castro will remain the head of the Communist Party. This means he will retain his influence, and maybe even increase it.
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