Cuba’s leader, Raúl Castro, will step down as president in April, roughly two months later than anticipated, the government announced on Thursday.

Cuban officials pushed back the highly anticipated transition because the government in September delayed legislative elections as a result of damage from Hurricane Irma.

Under the revised timeline, the National Assembly’s current term will end April 19, instead of Feb. 24.

Mr. Castro, 86, announced in 2013 that he would step down at the end of the legislative term. Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, 57, a Communist Party stalwart, is widely expected to become the next president.