Inside Cuba's Elections: Politics at a Different Pace

October 21, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

In Cuba's elections you don't see candidates' names plastered everywhere, or hear attack ads playing every few minutes, or see very much of any campaigning at all. While Americans are bombarded by political coverage, Cuba plays out its own election season with a markedly different attitude.

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