Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum


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  • Sunday, 08 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez looks on on the day he casts his vote in the country's presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela July 28, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

MADRID/CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a political and diplomatic crisis over July's disputed election.

Gonzalez - who has challenged President Nicolas Maduro's declaration of victory - arrived at the Torrejon de Ardoz military base with his wife, Spain's foreign ministry said in a statement.

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