Díaz-Canel says that "New Year in Cuba is synonymous with triumph."

In the midst of an unprecedented crisis characterized by power outages, scarcity, and widespread impoverishment, the Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that "the new year in Cuba is synonymous with triumph," a statement that contrasts sharply with the harsh reality facing the population at the beginning of 2026.

While the country faces total collapse, the regime insists on a triumphalist rhetoric that starkly contrasts with the daily reality of millions of Cubans.

In a series of messages posted on the social network X, Díaz-Canel stated that "the new year in Cuba is synonymous with triumph" and called to "renew the tradition" in 2026, which has been declared by the Government as the Year of the Centennial of Fidel Castro.

"New Year in #Cuba is synonymous with triumph. Let's renew the tradition this 2026, Year of the Centenary of #Fidel. Because a noble people, who resist and create, deserve it. We will overcome!" wrote the leader.

In other messages, he called to “celebrate the lives saved and the impossibilities overcome in 2025” and assured that the country “will grow” if it works together, without mentioning the structural causes of the crisis or taking any responsibility for the national deterioration.

“May 2026, the Year of the Centenary of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, find us fighting and more united than ever! Long live the Cuban Revolution!”, he added.

However, for large segments of the population, the real Cuba is far from the official narrative. The country is experiencing a situation that many describe as chaotic from every perspective, while the regime remains attached to slogans, historical symbols, and calls for resistance, without providing concrete solutions to basic issues such as food, electricity, transportation, or healthcare.

Critics of the government point out that this type of message deliberately ignores the daily suffering of Cubans and reinforces the perception of a political power disconnected from reality, more interested in preserving its ideological narrative than in responding to the national emergency.

Seventy years after the start of the Revolution, Cuba enters 2026 not with signs of "triumph," but with a deep, accumulated, and unprecedented crisis, while the official discourse continues to invoke slogans from the past to justify a present marked by decay and despair.