- Edmundo Gonzalez has been granted political asylum in Spain following his departure from Venezuela.
- He sought refuge in Spain after an arrest warrant was issued against him in Venezuela over election dispute claims.
- Venezuelan authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of July’s election, despite opposition claims of Gonzalez’s victory.
- There has been a significant crackdown on opposition leaders in Venezuela, with many arrested and denied rights.
- Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, still in hiding, declared support for Gonzalez, asserting the fight will continue with him safely in Spain.
- Gonzalez chose Spain partly because his daughter lives there, and Spain had previously offered him asylum.
- Spain’s former prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, played a key role in negotiating Gonzalez’s safe passage to Spain.
- Zapatero, a supporter of Chavez and Maduro, has yet to make a public statement regarding the election and his current stance.
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