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NextImg:Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Left The Country To Seek Asylum Amid Post-Election Crackdown
FILE - Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González attends a campaign event before the election in Caracas, Venezuela, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González attends a campaign event before the election in Caracas, Venezuela, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
via Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan official.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in a message posted on Instagram that González, who has not been seen since the July presidential election, had sought refuge in past days at Spain’s embassy in Caracas.

She said the government of President Nicolás Maduro, which had ordered the candidate’s arrest, decided to grant Gonzalez safe passage out of the country to contribute to country’s political peace.

Neither Gonzalez or anyone from Venezuela’s opposition has yet to comment.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez ride atop a truck during a protest against official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, two days after the vote. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez ride atop a truck during a protest against official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, two days after the vote. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
via Associated Press

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