Cuba may have quote-on-quote free and fair elections but the country is still far from relinquishing some of its communist antics. The BBC reports that Fidel Castro was spotted for the first time in months participating in the country’s recent parliamentary elections. Despite everyone’s right to participate in elections, these elections fail to meet Schumpeter’s minimal definition of democracy. No opposition parties are allowed in Cuban elections therefore inhibiting competition in elections. Also the leaders running in the elections have been chosen and pre-approved by the ruling Communist Party. It is a small step in the right direction, but it is not enough for Cuba to join the ranks of other democratic states. Maybe one day we will witness the democratization of Cuba–one of the last countries that still has a communist regime.