Council of State

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The Council of State is a powerful collective leadership body in Cuba that exercises many of the functions of the head of state and oversees the implementation of laws and policies between sessions of the National Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state
executive body
governmental body
accountableTo National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba
canAppoint diplomatic representatives of Cuba
canCall elections in cases provided by law
canDeclare states of emergency in cases provided by law
canGrant pardon in cases provided by law
canIssue decree-laws
presidential decrees
canSuspend decrees and agreements of the Council of Ministers that contravene the Constitution or laws
provisions of local administrative bodies that contravene the Constitution or laws
composition First Vice President of the Council of State
President of the Council of State
Secretary of the Council of State
Vice Presidents of the Council of State
other members elected by the National Assembly
constitutionalStatus highest representative body of the state between sessions of the National Assembly
country Cuba
electedBy National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba
ensures compliance with the Constitution of Cuba
implementation of laws passed by the National Assembly
establishedBy 1976 Constitution of Cuba
exercisesFunctionsOf head of state of Cuba
hasAuthorityOver Council of Ministers of Cuba
hasLegalBasisIn Constitution of Cuba
hasMemberRequirement members must be deputies to the National Assembly
jurisdiction Republic of Cuba
languageOfWork Spanish
meetsIn Havana
operatesBetweenSessionsOf National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba
oversees implementation of laws in Cuba
implementation of policies in Cuba
politicalSystemContext socialist state
reformedBy 2019 Constitution of Cuba
relatedPoliticalParty Communist Party of Cuba
role appoints and removes certain state officials
convenes sessions of the National Assembly
interprets laws
issues decrees and decisions
orders national referendums in cases provided by law
ratifies international treaties
represents the state between sessions of the National Assembly
subordinateTo National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba
termLength same as term of the National Assembly
typeOfLeadership collective leadership


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