Chavez ‘conscious’ after cancer operation – VP Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan President-elect Hugo Chavez, who is to be sworn in on January 10, is in a “delicate situation” after suffering from complications following a cancer operation in Cuba last month. Chavez remains conscious, said Vice President Nicolas Maduro, who recently paid two visits to the president at a Havana clinic. Maduro also denied the widespread rumors in Cuba concerning Chavez’s failing health.