Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in "stable" condition after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection following his latest cancer surgery in Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in "stable" condition after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection following his latest cancer surgery in Cuba, an official said Tuesday.
  
Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said doctors had treated the infection and brought it under control, adding that it was a common consequence of "complicated surgeries" and that the ailing leader required "absolute rest."
  
Chavez, 58, is due to be sworn in for a third presidential term on January 10.
  
He has named foreign minister and vice president Nicolas Maduro as both his temporary replacement and hand-picked successor.
  
Aides admitted that Chavez experienced "complications" from this most recent surgery, including bleeding that now appears to be under control.