Cuban President Fidel Castro talks to supporters Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997 in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana after voting at the municipal elections in Cuba. Castro on Sunday described Cuba as a democratic example for the world, shrugging outside foreign criticism of the island's one-party state as he joined millions of other Cubans in voting for city council candidates. (CP Photo/Jose Goitia) MANDATORY CREDIT: CANADIAN PRESS