PBS NewsHour

Venezuela Confronts Political Uncertainty With Ailing Chavez

Clip: 01/10/2013 | 8m 8s

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was set to be sworn in after winning re-election, but the leader instead remained in Cuba where he had been getting treatment for cancer. Ray Suarez reports on how that country is preparing for the potential of a power struggle amid intense secrecy over the president's health.

Aired: 01/10/13

Rating: NR

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