Venezuela opposition says Edmundo Gonzalez will remain 'clear voice' in Spanish exile

A person holds a picture of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as Venezuelans living in Spain take part in a gathering outside Spanish parliament in support of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in the aftermath of disputed Venezuelan elections, in Madrid, Spain, September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

MADRID (Reuters) -Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will remain a "very clear voice" pushing for change in his country despite fleeing to seek asylum in Spain, exiled opposition members Antonio Ledezma and Leopoldo Lopez told Reuters on Tuesday.

Gonzalez, who says he won the July 28 presidential election, could also still return to take office on Jan. 10, they said, although with incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claiming he won the vote and shrugging off international criticism the opposition's paths to power look increasingly slim.