updated 12/12/2012 12:53:28 PM ET 2012-12-12T17:53:28

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in a "complex" and delicate condition after his latest surgery for cancer in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday.

Looking grave-faced in an address to the nation, he urged Venezuelans to unite in prayer for their 58-year-old president, and to keep faith that Chavez would return soon.

(Reporting by Caracas newsroom; Editing by Will Dunham)

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