(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/venezuela%20chavez.photoblog600.jpg)Ariana Cubillos / APA man walks past a mural of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Both supporters and opponents of Chavez have been on edge in the past week amid shifting signals from the government about the president's health. Chavez has not been seen or heard from since his Dec. 11 operation, and officials have reported a series of ups and downs in his recovery.By Ian James, The Associated PressVenezuela's opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez's condition on Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader's health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld)Opposition coalition leader Ramon Guillermo Aveledo said at a news conference that the information provided by government officials "continues to be insufficient."
Chavez has not been seen or heard from since the Dec. 11 operation, and Vice President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday said the president's condition remained "delicate" due to complications arising from a respiratory infection.
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Their demands must be met as soon as possible. It is only logical for that to be done