Edmundo González Urrutia will seek refuge in Spain

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia will take refuge in Spain. The Spanish and Venezuelan governments have announced this morning that Spain will host the opposition member, who He has already left Caracas on a Spanish Air Force plane after receiving a pass. Venezuela’s Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez He explained that this gesture was made “for the sake of political peace and tranquility.”

The opposition leader had spent “several days” taking refuge in the Embassy of Spain in Caracasseeking protection while requesting political asylum from the Spanish government, which has been granted. According to reports, this request had been in the works for several weeks with the intermediation of the missing person. Jose Luis Rodriguez Shoemaker. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albaressaid on Sunday that he spoke with Edmundo González while he was on the plane. “I have conveyed to him our joy that he is well, that he is on his way to Spain, and I have reiterated the Government’s commitment to political rights, freedom of expression and demonstration, and the physical integrity of all Venezuelans,” he said.

On social media, Rodríguez has detailed that the Governments of Venezuela and Spain They maintained “relevant contacts” to manage the situation, and in compliance with international law, Edmundo González Urrutia was allowed to leave the Spanish diplomatic headquarters and travel to Europe. The vice president said that this act demonstrates Venezuela’s commitment to respecting international law and assured that more information on the matter will be released in the coming hours.

Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia

González Urrutia’s departure occurs in the midst of a growing political crisis unleashed after the elections of July 28. According to the National Electoral CouncilMaduro was declared the winner, but the opposition, led by the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), maintains that Edmundo González Urrutia was the real winner. This claim is based on copies of “83.5% of the electoral records” that, according to the PUD, were compiled by its members and table witnesses, but which the Maduro government has dismissed as “false.”