HAVANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The Cuban government does not believe there will be changes in Washington's policy against the island country, regardless whoever wins the presidential election in the United States next week, local press said Saturday.

    Although Cuba has not openly pronounced over the election, political analysts point out that Havana wishes, at least, the defeat of Republican candidate George W. Bush who seeks re-election, contending with Democrat candidate John Kerry.

    A sign of the rejection of the Cuban government to Bush re-election is the sign posted in a street of Havana showing a false Website "w.bush.genocide" and to options "continue" or "cancel." The arrow points towards the second option.

    The analysts remember that all of the US presidents since 1962,Republicans or Democrats, have done nothing to put an end to the economic blockade against Cuba.

    Although Havana does not wish Bush to be re-elected, this does not mean it wishes the triumph of Kerry in the Nov. 2 election in the North American country.

    President of the Cuban parliament Ricardo Alarcon said days agowith respect to Kerry, "it seems with him we would have more of the same." "It would be worth knowing what he thinks and what he would do," he pointed out.

    According to the Cuban government, the restrictions of all kinds imposed by the United States as part of the blockade have caused 70 billion US dollars in economic losses in Cuba in the past 42 years.

    A token of the worsening in the relations between the United States and Cuba is the severe adjectives used by Cuban leader Fidel Castro against the appearance of Bush.

    In contrast, the government of Cuba was less severe with the previous US administration of Democrat Bill Clinton, despite the crisis generated when a US private light-airplane, departing from Florida, was shot down in Cuban waters.

    Bush intensified the embargo on Cuba and restricted trips and remittances from US territory to the island.

    Kerry said he supported the embargo but might consider a revision of the Washington policies towards the Caribbean country,especially those making reference to trips. Enditem