Chavez opponent says he won't bow out of race

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez says he won't bow out of the presidential race despite a contradictory Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on him holding office yet also said he could be a candidate.

Former Caracas district Mayor Leopoldo Lopez says he will run in a February primary meant to pick a single opposition candidate to face Chavez in October 2012.

Lopez said in a televised speech Tuesday that the decision about who can run for office "corresponds only to the Venezuelan people."

The country's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision by the country's top anti-corruption official barring Lopez from holding office. However, the Supreme Court also said he is free to run for office if he chooses.