Tags: Hugo Chavez

Confirmed by Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe

Margin of victory just 300,000 votes

Chavez's successor will be sworn in April 19

Opposition has been complaining about biased media coverage

You could cross your fingers but maybe you shouldn't hold your breathe just yet

Acting president wants the presidential palace to be a monument

You can tell by the responses to their deaths

Country isn't exactly embracing new freedoms following his death

What the death of Chavez means for Venezuela and the U.S.

Stay classy, Nicolas Maduro

May or may not be embalmed

No touchy, says Muslim tradition

Hugo Chavez also Castro's best sugar daddy ever

Chavez expelled private oil companies in 2007, and the specialized skills they possessed

The new boss is a bit too much like the old boss

Few if any of Chavez's admirers would move there

CIA involvement a favorite

Describes the recently deceased Venezuelan president as a "dear friend"

Not at all creepy

Running against the ghost of Chavez may be a problem