ksuadminMay 1, 2021 5 From April 16 to 19, the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was held at the Palace of Conventions in Havana. The quinquennial meeting – not always held – of the island’s most powerful body to review the country’s leadership and elect new members to the Political Bureau and the Party Central Committee. For this year, the main novelty was the announcement of the retirement of Raúl Castro. Although there was speculation about a possible delay in the decision, due to the serious crisis the island is going through, Raúl Castro resigned from his post on the first day of the meeting, keeping his word and opening the possibility of ‘a change of course. from the country. However, the days ahead showed that luck was in store and Miguel Díaz-Canel, Raúl’s successor as first secretary, would be tasked with ensuring continuity.