Chavez in stable condition after cancer surgery

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is in stable condition after he had undergone another surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, an official statement from the country’s government says.

The Venezuelan leader is currently in Havana with his family recovering after a 6-hour surgery,according to the  Voice of Russia.

The parliament speaker Diosdado Cabello earlier dismissed rumors about Chavez’s death.

Addressing army servicemen in Caracas on Wednesday, he said that some foreign sources were alleging that President Chavez had died.

That’s not true, he said, adding that these rumors were being spread on purpose.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro has been informing Venezuelans regularly about the president’s health, Cabelio said.

Before leaving for Cuba to undergo cancer surgery, Hugo Chavez declared Maduro, 50, his successor, describing him as one of the most capable young leaders.

M.D