Cuba's brand of democracy on display as voters select local leaders
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cubans by the millions are going to the polls to vote in municipal elections.
The island-wide vote is hailed by Communist Party leaders as evidence the country long ruled by Fidel and Raul Castro does have a representative government.
Critics say the process is a sham because there is no campaigning and only the Communist Party is recognized on the island. Even it doesn't formally put forward candidates, who are drawn from local communities.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Near 100 percent participation is expected in Sunday's vote. Observers will be watching to see if state-media broadcasts images of Fidel Castro casting his ballot, since the aging revolutionary's health has been the subject of intense rumors lately.