Featured image: Venezuelan former presidential candidate Edmundo González (left) next to Maria Corina Machado during his few political rallies he attended during the presidential campaign. Photo: Miguel Gutierrez/EFE/file photo.
September 8, 2024 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported on Saturday, September 7, that after spending several days at the Spanish embassy in Caracas, the former far-right presidential candidate Edmundo González made a request for a safe-conduct pass to leave Venezuela.
After the relevant procedures between the governments of Venezuela and Spain were coordinated, he was granted the asylum benefit and is now on his way to Madrid.
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Here is the information that the Venezuelan vice president posted on her Instagram account:
Today, September 7, opposition citizen Edmundo González Urrutia left the country. Having voluntarily sought refuge in the embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Caracas for several days, he requested political asylum from that government.
In this regard, once the relevant contacts between both governments have taken place, the essentials of the case have been met and in compliance with international law, Venezuela has granted the necessary safe-conducts for the sake of the tranquility and political peace of the country.
This conduct reaffirms the respect for the law that has prevailed in the actions of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the international community. We will continue to report in the coming hours.
On Saturday night, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the former presidential candidate was traveling to Spain on a plane from the Spanish Air Force.
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On Sunday, Vice President Rodriguez made statements to the press directed at Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, after he said to the press that there was no negotiation between Venezuela and Spain to grant González’s safe departure from Venezuelan territory.
Rodríguez wrote on her Telegram account, “A forger is not a good advisor. Extensive conversations and contacts took place to make into a reality the departure of the opposition leader González Urrutia from the country with the full guarantees offered by a safe-conduct, the product of the agreement between both governments.”
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