Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez names National Electoral Council leader Jorge Rodríguez as Executive Vice President of the country. This makes Rodriguez next in the presidential line of succession.

Rodriguez had denied that he would be made executive vice president.

Source:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxa7J1W-go8
2. https://vulcano.wordpress.com/jorge-rodriguez-nuevo-vicepresidente
3. pdba.georgetown.edu/Executive/Venezuela/cabinet

1. What was Chávez’s purpose in appointing Jorge Rodríguez, who is considered the electoral strategist of Chavismo and the mastermind behind Smartmatic, as the vice president of the country and his right-hand man?