Edmundo González arrives in Spain to receive political asylum
The opponent Edmundo González Urrutia arrived in Spain this Sundaya country in which he requested political asylum due to the persecution against him by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
The EFE news agency indicated that The Spanish Air Force plane that transported the diplomat to the European country landed at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base (Madrid) at around 4:00 p.m. (14:00 GMT).
According to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, González, who is travelling accompanied by his wife and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Diego Martínez Belío, was received by the Secretary of State for Ibero-America and Spanish in the World, Susana Sumelzo.
“From now on, the process for requesting asylum will begin, the resolution of which will be favourable in the interest of Spain’s commitment to the political rights and physical integrity of all Venezuelans, especially political leaders,” the department said.
Edmundo Gonzalez in exile
The former presidential candidate had to leave Venezuela after an anti-terrorism court issued an arrest warrant against him. This was due to the publication of the minutes that would prove his overwhelming victory in the presidential elections.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado posted a message on X to talk about this exit. “Since our historic victory on July 28, 2024, the regime unleashed a brutal wave of repression against all citizens, classified as State terrorism by the IACHR, which included all kinds of attacks against the President-elect and those around him,” she wrote.
In addition, he denounced: “His life was in danger, and the increasing threats, summons, arrest warrants and even attempts at blackmail and coercion to which he has been subjected, demonstrate that the regime has no scruples or limits in its obsession with silencing him and trying to subdue him.”
In her message, the coordinator of Vente Venezuela indicated that in January 2025, Edmundo González will be sworn in as president of Venezuela.
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