In
what
could
be
seen
as
an
attempt
by
ruling
authorities
to
keep
the
oil-rich
state
on
a
socialist
path,
the
enigmatic
ex-leader’s
body
is
to
be
embalmed
and
placed
on
display
indefinitely.
Chavez
lost
his
battle
with
cancer
on
Tuesday,
eventually
succumbing
to
a
massive
heart
attack
in
a
Caracas
hospital.
As
he
was
re-elected
in
October
for
another
term
in
office,
the
country
is
due
to
hold
another
snap
election
soon
to
choose
a
successor.
Acting
leader
Nicolas
Maduro
said
in
a
state
television
address
on
Thursday:
"It
has
been
decided
that
the
body
of
the
comandante
will…
