The previous diplomat broadly thought of to be the respectable winner of Venezuela’s presidential election has left the nation.
Edmundo González flew to Spain, which has given him asylum. It comes days after the federal government ordered his arrest over the opposition publishing its personal tallies of the election outcomes.
The EU’s overseas affairs chief described it as “a tragic day for democracy in Venezuela”.
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