Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed that he will stand in presidential elections on 14 April.
In a televised address, Mr Capriles accused the governing PSUV party of manipulating the recent death of Hugo Chavez.
Mr Chavez died on 5 March after a two-year battle against cancer.
Mr Capriles will stand against Acting President Nicolas Maduro, whom Mr Chavez named as his favoured successor.
Correspondents say the stage is now set for a bitter presidential campaign.
The opposition boycotted Mr Maduro's swearing-in on Friday, claiming that - under the constitution - the speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, should be the one to take over as acting president.
Mr Capriles called the move fraudulent.
On Sunday, he again accused the PSUV of violating the constitution.
"My fight is not to be president, my fight is for Venezuela to move forward," he said.
"You [the PSUV] are the ones who became sick by power. You fear losing it."
Mr Capriles - a lawyer by training - is governor of the state of Miranda.
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