"This is a milestone in the advancement of democracy," said global grassroots coalition Progressive International. "Nowhere in the world has a family law been submitted for public consultation and subject to a referendum."
According to the article, the term "unprecedented democratic exercise" comes from The People's Dispatch, which appears to be a leftist news outlet. When they call it "unprecedented", they mean "this was one of the most democratic initiatives ever carried out", not that Cuba is undemocratic normally.
According to the article, the term "unprecedented democratic exercise" comes from The People's Dispatch, which appears to be a leftist news outlet. When they call it "unprecedented", they mean "this was one of the most democratic initiatives ever carried out", not that Cuba is undemocratic normally.