The organization calls for a transitional government that would later hold general elections
EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 20 May 2026 / The Cuban American National Foundation (CANF), one of the leading exile organizations, presented a thirteen-point roadmap for the reconstruction of Cuba following the eventual fall of the current Government, including rejection of state control and the promotion of the private sector.
“After almost 70 years of communist dictatorship and destruction, Cuba has a historic opportunity to be free and rebuild itself as a beacon of prosperity, stability, democracy and free-market principles in the Western Hemisphere,” the CANF stated in the document.
Its publication coincides with a moment of maximum pressure from the United States Government, headed by Donald Trump, who has intensified sanctions against the Island in recent weeks, and is expected this Wednesday to accuse former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 shooting down of aircraft belonging to the organization Brothers to the Rescue.
The exile organization highlighted the need for national reunification, respect for human rights and individual freedoms, and the eradication of the Communist Party from political power.
Among the thirteen pillars for rebuilding Cuba, the exile organization highlighted the need for national reunification, respect for human rights and individual freedoms, and the removal from political power of the Communist Party of Cuba.
“The new Cuba will reject dependence on the State, state control and the absurd rhetoric and policies that claim to create equality of outcomes, but only generate poverty and despair,” the organization said.
The new constitution proposes simplifying the system in order to avoid the risks of corruption, introducing strategic incentives for companies, and establishing free trade agreements with the US, Canada, Mexico, the European Union and Latin America.
In addition, it suggests a “predominantly private” healthcare system that would allow investment from abroad, as well as permitting universities from other countries to enter the Island.
In the event of the fall of the current rulers, the goal would be the formation of a transitional Government that would subsequently hold general elections.
In addition, it suggests a “predominantly private” healthcare system that would allow investment from abroad, as well as permitting universities from other countries to enter the Island.
This document joins other similar documents presented by other exile organizations, such as the Cuba Liberation Agreement, a strategic alliance signed last March by various groups, including the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance (ARC).
Since Trump’s return to power, the United States Government has intensified pressure on Havana with an oil blockade, while the president has suggested on various occasions the need for regime change on the Island.
Translated by GH
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