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cle 3). The same should happen with the
notion of an unitary power unit, which
prevents the essential separation between judge and judged, as referred by
Perez Villanueva, in order to put an end
to the subordination of the judiciary to
the political bodies. Without these basic
changes, Cuba will remain anchored to
the past. In a repressive environment, a
referendum does not turn a dictatorship
into a legit political order, as voting in a
ballot box does not guarantee a democratic election either. Both processes
must be carried out under the basic
validating conditions of well-informed
voters who freely exercise their right to
organize and express themselves following their political will.

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