canel received 603 out of 604 votes. he was the sole candidate. he is the first non-castro to rule cuba in 60 years and is 30 years younger than the man he replaces. cuban officials say nothing will change and raule castro will remain head of the communist party. this will give continuity to the cuban revolution. critics agreed nothing has changed and the long awaited departure of the castros is no cause for celebration. this has been a farce, smoke and mirrors, nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic. we know what happened there. this won t end well. that s what is happening with the restructuring of cuban