 On July 31, 2006, during the 2006 Cuban transfer of duties, Fidel Castro delegated his duties as President of the Council of state, first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the post of commander in chief of the armed forces to first Vice President Raúl Castro.Since 2019, the President of Cuba is also limited to two five year terms.Cuba has an elected national legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power ("Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular"), which has 612 members, elected every 5 years and holds brief sessions to ratify decisions by the executive branch.