Opponent and elected president of Venezuela according to all known records, Edmundo Gonzalezis now safe in Spain. And with that, the regime of Nicolas Maduro This also opens the way for the perpetuation of power. The government of Pedro Sanchez He insists that González is the first to have requested his transfer to Spain under the political asylum regime, without a prior offer from Moncloa. However, the National Campaign Command which brings together Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González himself contradicts this version: “The president-elect has decided to accept the offer of asylum from the Spanish government.”
The Sánchez government initially denied any contact with Venezuela, although it eventually acknowledged that these had taken place as part of the “operation” to to go out Edmundo González in a falcon from Caracas. He also denied any form of negotiation with the Maduro regime. An extreme that the Chavista vice president also denied Delcy Rodriguezwho led the entire operation from the Bolivarian side.
Moncloa’s story also denied the existence of a “prior offer” asylum to González, which would show proactivity in an initiative whose biggest beneficiary is Maduro. And in this version there is also a contradiction. It was made public by National Campaign Command Venezuelan, the platform that brought together opponents before last July’s elections.
“Maduro was forced to force the exile of Edmundo González UrrutiaYou have exercised brutal coercion on him and his family. In recent days, the regime has also decided to attack the embassies of countries such as Brazil and Argentina, in violation of the Vienna Convention. In these unacceptable circumstances, President-elect Edmundo González decided to accept the government’s offer of asylum “Spanish,” the CNC said in a statement published Sunday evening.
The Foreign Ministry said that the contacts with Venezuela were aimed only at ensuring the security of Gonzalez’s transfer from the embassy in Netherlands to Spainas well as the subsequent flight of the Falcon that recovered him after a jump from the Dominican Republic.
“There has been no political negotiation between the Spanish government and that of Venezuela. Political asylum was granted at the personal request of Edmundo González. “The Spanish government is not providing any compensation for González’s departure,” said Minister Albares, who is on a tour of China with Sánchez.
“Threats and coercion”
Venezuelan President-elect, Edmundo Gonzalez, broadcast his first words after arriving in Madrid this Sunday in exile to flee the threats made against him by the regime of Nicolas Maduro. González assured that he had suffered “pressure, coercion and threats” to prevent him from leaving Venezuela. In an audio message sent to the United Democratic Platform (PUD), his political coalition, González explained: “I wanted to inform you that today in the morning I arrived in Madrid. “My departure for Caracas was surrounded by episodes of pressure, coercion and threats not to authorize my departure.”
“My departure from Caracas was surrounded by episodes, of pressure, coercion and threats not to allow my departure“, he explained. González also took the opportunity to express his gratitude for the “expressions of solidarity received from many of you.” “I hope that soon we will continue the struggle to achieve freedom and the restoration of democracy in Venezuela. A big hug to all,” the message concluded.
Edmundo González arrived in Madrid on Sunday aboard a Spanish Air Force plane after taking off from Caracas on Saturday following the arrest warrant issued by Venezuelan authorities for crimes related to allegations of electoral fraud in the December 28 presidential election.
Crackdown after the punch
Opposition leader Edmundo Rodriguez has declared himself the winner of Venezuela’s July presidential elections following a coup by Nicolas Maduro and carried out by the National Electoral Council (CNE), with results that neither the European Union, nor the United States, nor the main democracies of South America recognize.
Edmundo González has been persecuted by the Chavista regime ever since he managed to unite the entire opposition in a single coalition with which he ran in the presidential elections of July 28. Everything indicates that he won them, but the strong hand of the regime prevented him from accessing legitimate power after hiding the electoral results.
This persecution became evident on September 3, when the Venezuelan regime issued an arrest warrant against Edmundo GonzalezA court issued the order following instructions from the Venezuelan prosecutor’s office, which is clearly pro-Chavist.
