Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares said the opponent of Nicolas Maduro had left Venezuela after seeking asylum
Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodriguez and Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares release statements saying the opponent of Nicolas Maduro had leftVenezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to the Spanish foreign minister.
She said the government Maduro, which had ordered the candidate’s arrest, decided to grant González safe passage out of the country to contribute to the country’s political peace.last minute stand inWhile Maduro was declared the winner of the July vote, many governments have yet to recognise his victory and are instead demanding that authorities publish a breakdown of votes.
Post-election violence in Venezuela has claimed 27 lives and left 192 people injured, while the government says it has arrested about 2,400 people. After the election, Venezuelan prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez over his insistence that he was the rightful winner of the election. Prior to leaving the country, he had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors. He had said that attending the hearing could have cost his freedom.Venezuela broke relations with Argentina following the disputed presidential election.
Brazil said it had received the communication that its authorisation had been revoked “with surprise.” Argentina said it rejected the “unilateral” decision. Both countries urged Maduro to respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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