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Opponents seek Chavez court ruling
Source: BBC
8 January 2013 Last updated at 19:32 GMT
Opponents seek Chavez court ruling
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles has urged the Supreme Court to rule on a dispute over what happens if President Hugo Chavez is not sworn in.
Mr Capriles says the constitution sets 10 January as a deadline, and if Mr Chavez cannot be sworn in, the National Assembly leader should act as caretaker president until new elections are held.
The government argues the inauguration is a formality for an incumbent leader.
Mr Chavez, in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, is unlikely to attend.
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Opponents seek Chavez court ruling
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles has urged the Supreme Court to rule on a dispute over what happens if President Hugo Chavez is not sworn in.
Mr Capriles says the constitution sets 10 January as a deadline, and if Mr Chavez cannot be sworn in, the National Assembly leader should act as caretaker president until new elections are held.
The government argues the inauguration is a formality for an incumbent leader.
Mr Chavez, in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, is unlikely to attend.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20950542