Miguel Diaz-Canel casts vote to ratify National Assembly Cubans vote to ratify a new National Assembly, a key step in a process leading to the elevation of a new president, the first in nearly 60 years from outside the Castro family. Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba's first vice president who will likely be chosen as Raul Castro's successor, cast his ballot in the central Santa Clara province. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES