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5 Jan 2013

Venezuela lawmakers elect Chavez ally as Assembly chief

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro listens to National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello speak during the assembly inauguration in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery. By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful figure in the government, after Chavez and Vice President Nicolas Maduro. "As a patriot … …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-vp-says-chavez-swearing-delayed-011654991.html