

Jose Rafael Hernandez spray paints graffiti that reads in Spanish 'Long live Chavez' in the 23 de enero neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, March 11, 2013. Hernandez and his three-man crew had already sprayed some 20 murals over the past week all over the '23 de Enero' neighborhood where support for the late President Hugo Chavez, their 'Comandante,' remains rock solid even after his death. Jack Chang/AP
Government supporters celebrate after the official results of the presidential elections were announced at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, early April 15, 2013. Hugo Chávez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. Ariana Cubillos/AP
Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles scuffle with riot police as they block a highway while demonstrating for a recount of the votes in Sunday's election, in Caracas, April 15, 2013. Capriles called on Venezuelans to take to the streets and peacefully demand a vote recount if election authorities formally proclaim Hugo Chávez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, as the next president. Tomas Bravo/Reuters
A demonstrator holds a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as other Capriles supporters and students block a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Fernando Llano/AP
Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez wait for a chance to view his body at the military academy in Caracas March 8, 2013. Chavez will be embalmed and put on display 'for eternity' at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gestures as she listens Maduro speak outside the national electoral council after he registered his candidacy for president to replace Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14. Rodrigo Abd/AP
A woman looks out of her door at a flag and portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, March 7, 2013. Venezuelans flocked to pay tribute as Chavez lied in state two days after he died. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Venezuela's opposition leader and presidential candidate Henrique Capriles gestures during a news conference in Caracas March 11, 2013. Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Capriles have begun Venezuela's election race with scathing personal attacks even as mourners still file past Hugo Chavez's coffin. Tomas Bravo/Reuters
A woman wipes photos of late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift altar set in his honor at the main square of Sabaneta, western Venezuela March 9, 2013. Chavez, who died on March 5, 2013 was born in Sabaneta. His former home has been turned into the local headquarters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, PSUV. Esteban Felix/AP
A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro stands with his face painted in the colors of his nation's flag outside the national electoral council where Maduro registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, March 11, 2013. Rodrigo Abd/AP
A woman walks past graffiti depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, on May 2012. Mystery, rumor, and conspiracy theories had surrounded Chavez's health almost a year after his cancer diagnosis, with many Venezuelans contemplating a future without their larger-than-life president. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez photographs the Monument to the Founding Fathers as he arrives to view Chavez's body in state at the Military Academy in Caracas March 7, 2013. Chavez, a former paratrooper, died on March 5. He was president for 14 years and is now lying in state at the military academy where the government says more than 2 million supporters have viewed. Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is shown giving a press conference at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on March 5, 2013 that Chavez has died. Leslie Mazoch/AP