Edmondo González, the candidate of the Venezuelan opposition, who claimed to have rigged the election, left the country and requested asylum in Spain.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Venezuelan and Spanish authorities announced that "Edmundo Gonzalez", the former Venezuelan opposition candidate, left the country and applied for asylum in Spain.
Venezuelan Vice President Delsey Rodriguez announced in a post on Instagram that the 57-year-old Gonzalez, who ran against President Nicolás Maduro in the July elections, left Venezuela and voluntarily sought asylum in Spain.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez wrote in a post on the X social network: Edmundo Gonzalez left Caracas for Madrid on a Spanish Air Force plane. Madrid is considering Gonzalez's asylum request.
This is despite the fact that after holding the presidential election in Venezuela on July 28, and Maduro winning again in this election, the heads of many countries of the world, including the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain, accused the Venezuelan government of fraud. in the elections and Washington, while denying this victory, announced its support for Edmundo Gonzalez, the leader of the opposition in this country, and stated that he had won the elections. The heads of these countries asked the Venezuelan government to publish the full results of the vote count. But the government refused this action and announced that Maduro was elected for the third time as president.
Thousands of people came to the streets of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, after the US stance. Some of the demonstrators moved towards the presidential palace from the edges of the mountains that surround this city.
The opponents of the Venezuelan government have claimed fraud in the presidential elections and claimed that "Edmundo Gonzalez" won by winning 73.2% of the votes. Since the announcement of Maduro's victory, they have launched massive protests across the country led by González.
While the US government has accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of corruption and drug terrorism, the country's Supreme Court confirmed Maduro's victory in the elections.
After announcing the election results, while denying these results, Gonzalez claimed to have won the election by publishing the vote counting statistics online.
This week, the arrest warrant for Gonzalez was issued by the Venezuelan prosecutor's office on charges of publishing election statistics, and he was accused of carrying out occupationist actions, tampering with public documents, and conspiracy and other charges.
A few days ago, the United States seized the plane of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic and transferred it to Florida.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement: "The Department of Justice seized this plane, which we believe was illegally purchased through a secret company for $13 million for the use of Nicolás Maduro and his friends and left the United States." "
According to this claim, the purchase of this plane was a violation of US sanctions against Maduro.