Edmundo González seeks asylum in Spain after difficult the re-election of Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela says opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the nation after a day of heightened diplomatic tensions and is searching for asylum in Spain.
“After voluntarily taking refuge within the Spanish embassy in Caracas just a few days in the past, [Gonzalez] “Mr. Rodríguez requested political asylum from the Spanish authorities,” Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez mentioned on social media, including that Caracas had accepted his protected conduct.
Venezuela has been in disaster since authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 presidential election however didn’t launch detailed outcomes.
The opposition protested, saying it had proof that Gonzalez, 75, had received by a cushty margin.
Spanish Overseas Minister José Manuel Albares wrote on day X that González had requested asylum and was travelling to the nation on a Spanish Air Pressure airplane.
“The Authorities of Spain is dedicated to the political rights of all Venezuelans,” he mentioned.
Venezuela on Saturday revoked Brazil’s authorization to symbolize Argentine pursuits within the nation, together with the administration of the embassy the place six opposition figures are sheltered, the Venezuelan authorities mentioned. The nation broke relations with Argentina instantly after the elections.
Brazil, like Colombia and Mexico, has requested the Venezuelan authorities to publish the total outcomes of the vote.
Gonzalez had been in hiding for a month after prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for him over his insistence that he was the rightful winner.
A minimum of 27 individuals have been killed and 192 injured in protests for the reason that election. Maduro’s authorities says it has detained round 2,400 individuals.
