PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />It's official - President Hugo Chavez is to miss his own in inauguration.<br/> <br />A letter from the vice president was read out in the National Assembly confirming the postponement, as the ailing leader recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba.<br/> <br />Chavez's supporters cheered their leader, but opposition politicians are less than impressed.<br/> <br />They say the government is violating the constitution by ignoring the inauguration date.<br/> <br />The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitution, which does not specify what happens if a president is not sworn-in on January 10th.<br/> <br />Opposition leader Henrique Capriles urges the courts to take action.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER HENRIQUE CAPRILES, SAYING (Spanish):<br/> <br />"A wrong decision by the Supreme Court, instead of bringing peace or calm, could fuel anarchy. That's why I say that this is a time in which the institutional, patriotic and democratic spirit that the Venezuelans have must prevail."<br/> <br />Chavez's allies hope to seek another date for the inauguration, while no time frame has been given for the president's recovery.
