CARACAS (Reuters) – Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition presidential candidate who ran against President Nicolas Maduro in elections in July, has left the country, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday. In a post on Instagram, Rodriguez said Gonzalez had left the Spanish embassy, where he was seeking asylum, and left Venezuela. (Reporting by Vivian Sequeira; […]
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Venezuelan former opposition candidate Gonzalez leaves country, VP says
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CARACAS (Reuters) – Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition presidential candidate who ran against President Nicolas Maduro in elections in July, has left the country, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
In a post on Instagram, Rodriguez said Gonzalez had left the Spanish embassy, where he was seeking asylum, and left Venezuela.
(Reporting by Vivian Sequeira; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by William Mallard)