Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leaves country for Spain

Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum successful Spain aft helium challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela has said that absorption campaigner Edmundo Gonzalez has near the state aft a time of rising diplomatic tensions and is seeking asylum successful Spain.

“After taking refuge voluntarily astatine the Spanish embassy successful Caracas a fewer days ago, [Gonzalez] asked the Spanish authorities for governmental asylum,” Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said connected societal media, adding that Caracas had agreed to his harmless passage.

Venezuela has been successful situation since authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 statesmanlike predetermination but did not merchandise the elaborate results.

The absorption cried foul, claiming it had grounds that 75-year-old Gonzalez had won by a comfy margin.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares wrote connected X that Gonzalez had requested asylum and was travelling to the state connected a Spanish aerial unit plane.

“The authorities of Spain is committed to the governmental rights of each Venezuelans,” helium said.

Venezuela connected Saturday revoked Brazil’s authorisation to correspond Argentinian interests successful the country, including moving the embassy wherever six absorption figures are sheltering, the Venezuelan authorities said. The state broke relations with Argentina instantly aft the election.

Brazil, similar Colombia and Mexico, has asked the Venezuelan authorities to people the afloat results of the vote.

Gonzalez had been successful hiding for a period aft prosecutors issued an apprehension warrant for him implicit his insistence that helium was the rightful winner.

At slightest 27 radical person been killed and 192 injured successful protests since the election. Maduro’s authorities says it has arrested immoderate 2,400 people.