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Venezuelan opposition leader arrives in Spain, will be granted politcal asylum

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 9 Sep 2024, 8:59am
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and his wife Mercedes Lopez. Photo / Getty Images
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and his wife Mercedes Lopez. Photo / Getty Images

Venezuelan opposition leader arrives in Spain, will be granted politcal asylum

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 9 Sep 2024, 8:59am

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzales has arrived in Spain after fleeing the country after its presidential election. 

Gonzales had an arrest warrant issued after he disputed July’s election, which was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro. 

The US, EU and Latin American countries have also questioned the election results after Venezuela refused to publish official election data to prove the result. 

Europe correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge he arrived on a Spanish Royal Air Force plane near Madrid, where he’ll be granted political asylum after having stayed at its embassy in Caracas. 

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