Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in "good physical shape" after undergoing planned cancer surgery in Cuba, Venezuela's vice-president says.
Mr Chavez, 57, had the surgery overnight on a pelvic lesion which was completely removed by doctors, vice-president Elias Jaua said.
Mr Chavez, who last year had surgery and chemotherapy in Cuba, had said the lesion was probably malignant.
He is is due to stand for re-election in October.
In October, the president had said he was free from cancer, but last week announced he would require another operation.
Mr Chavez's surgery comes at a critical time, as he prepares to campaign for re-election for another six-year term.
I think that it's a interesnting new and it cause some polemic. The people don't want a president with cancer because sometimes he can't asist on a meeting because he feels bad or because he has an operation. And it only prodiues problems and more problems. I think that a president need to be a healthy person, he needs to have all his time for the country and he needs to be everyday in the maximum.
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