INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was on Thursday named as Raul Castro's successor, vowed to keep the Caribbean island on the path of "revolution"
but also on the path of economic reform."The mandate given by the people to this legislature is to continue the Cuban revolution at this
crucial historic moment, which will be marked by what we must do to implement the economic model" put in place by Castro, he said."I have
come to work, and not to make promises," he told the National Assembly, whose 605 delegates elected him in a vote on Wednesday, pledging to
remain "loyal to the legacy of commandante Fidel Castro, but also to the example, the values and the teachings of General Raul
Castro.Castro, who remains head of the all-powerful Communist Party, would "preside over the most important decisions for the present and
future of our nation."The 57-year-old, who has spent years climbing the party ranks, was named the sole candidate for the presidency on
remain "olive green" in honor of the military fatigues worn by the victorious revolutionaries of 1959.And he noted he would have Raul Castro
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