Henrique Capriles, the man who would end Chavism Henrique Capriles, Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate, is 10 points behind Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro in polls - but he insists he can still win. He scored 44% to Chavez's 55% in the last elections in October, the best score ever obtained by an opposition candidate against the late president. Profile of Capriles. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.