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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sworn in his cabinet, which will work with him during his third six-year term as from Wednesday.

The widely broadcast swearing-in ceremony was held at the Rio Reina room of the Teresa Carreno Theater, Caracas' biggest culture center, on Monday.

Chavez, who was reelected president of Venezuela on Dec. 3, 2006, reshuffled his cabinet, with 15 ministers replaced and two new ministries created.

Source: Xinhua