Venezuela's Capriles agrees to run for president
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Henrique Capriles, Venezuela's opposition leader and governor of Miranda state, addresses the media in Caracas March 10, 2013. Capriles said on Sunday he will challenge the late Hugo Chavez's preferred successor for the presidency next month, setting the stage for a bitter campaign. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
CARACAS (AFP) - Opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Sunday that he will run in the April 14 presidential election against acting President Nicolas Maduro.
"Nicolas, I won't leave you an open path, mate. You will have to defeat me with votes," Capriles told a news conference, accepting the nomination of a coalition of opposition parties in the race to succeed Hugo Chavez.
