Officials released this photo of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, right, being visited by Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro at a hospital in Havana on June 17. Chavez has not been seen in public since June 8, when he arrived in Havana. (June 25, 2011)Report: Hugo Chávez in Critical Condition In Cuban Hospital -- FOX News
Hugo Chávez extended stay in a Cuban hospital is because he is in critical condition, according to a report in El Nuevo Herald.
The Venezuelan president, who was last seen in public June 9 and last heard from on June 12, on a phone call with Venezuelan state television, was said to have been treated for a pelvic abscess in Cuba.
During the call Chávez said that medical tests showed no sign of any "malignant" illness.
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Update: As Chavez lies ill, who's Venezuela's next in line? -- Sacramento Bee/Miami Herald
My Comment: Just what Venezuela now needs .... a new political crisis.