From a Time Magazine article:

The constitution says presidents should be sworn in before the National Assembly, and if that’s not possible then before the Supreme Court.

Former Supreme Court magistrate Roman Duque Corredor said a president cannot delegate the swearing-in to anyone else and cannot take the oath of office outside Venezuela. A president could still be sworn in even if temporarily incapacitated, but would need to be conscious and in Venezuela, Duque told The Associated Press.

If a president-elect is declared incapacitated by lawmakers and is unable to be sworn in, the National Assembly president would temporarily take charge of the government and a new presidential vote must be held within 30 days, Duque said.

Chavez said Saturday that if an election had to be held, Maduro should be elected president.

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BTW, I'm glad to see that my suspicions (that Chavez was faking his cancer) are proving to be wrong. My hope is that Chavez dies soon and another election can be held. I say this not because I think another election will save longtime KRY investors, such as myself, but because I think the Vennies deserve a second chance at making a better choice.

If Capriles becomes president I think we might have a better chance of getting a quicker settlement but not necessarily a higher value settlement because the Ven govt knows our goose was cooked when Fung spent us into the grave with no where to turn except bankruptcy protection. They have us on the ropes and they know it. The clock is ticking for both Chavez and KRY.