A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gathers with others outside the Miraflores presidential palace during an event in homage to Chavez, in Caracas.
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gathers with others outside Miraflores presidential palace during an event in homage of Chavez, in Caracas. With Chavez ailing and absent, Venezuela's leftist government launches a new presidential term with a display of popular support on the day he was to be inaugurated. (Raul Arboleda/Getty Images)