Ailing Chávez To Miss Presidential Inauguration -- Wall Street Journal
CARACAS—President Hugo Chávez recovering from cancer surgery in Cuba, will miss his scheduled inauguration for a new six-year term on Thursday and has requested to be sworn in at a later date, setting off accusations by the opposition that the delay violates the Constitution.
The announcement, read to legislators on Tuesday by National Assembly head Diosdado Cabello, comes as uncertainty builds up over the state of Mr. Chávez's health and the future of his socialist revolution. The letter from Vice President Nicolás Maduro sought to postpone the swearing in ceremony, scheduled to occur before the National Assembly on Thursday, to a later date in front of the nation's Supreme Court. He didn't specify a new date.
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