Acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a speech during his swearing-in ceremony as caretaker president following the death of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas March 8, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14, the country's electoral commission said on Saturday.
Acting President Nicolas Maduro, the protege of deceased leader Hugo Chavez, is favored to win the election in a likely face-off with centrist opposition Governor Henrique Capriles.
(Reporting by Caracas Newsroom; Editing by Eric Beech)
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