Venezuelan Supreme Court Approves the Postponing of Hugo Chavez's Inauguration

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The Venezuelan Supreme Court has decided to give ailing president Hugo Chavez as much time as he needs to recover and return to Caracas. The swearing-in ceremony for Chavez's new term had been scheduled – as per the country's constitution – for tomorrow. But Venezuela's Congress voted to postpone it indefinitely as Chavez is still too sick to travel from Cuba where he underwent emergency surgery last month. That means vice president Nicolas Maduro is in charge and the BBC's Sarah Grainger in Caracas said it's not clear whether a new election will be scheduled in the near future.
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