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Miguel Diaz-Canel named sole candidate to succeed Cuba's Raul Castro

The Cuban government has selected First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro. The news means a Castro will not lead the Cuban government for the first time in decades, Raul Castro will remain as the leader of the community party CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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