REACTION: Venezuela’s Hope for Democracy Fades With González in Exile
Maduro will try to turn González's departure into a new victory for his dictatorship, testing the opposition and the international community alike.
Edmundo González Urrutia, the widely recognized winner of Venezuela's July 28 presidential election, fled into exile on Saturday and is now in Spain seeking asylum, weakening the opposition's quest to reverse President Nicolás Maduro's fraudulent victory and prevent his third term as president. A week ago, a Venezuelan court issued an arrest warrant against González Urrutia, charging him with usurpation of power, conspiracy, and sabotage, threatening his safety, freedom and political survival. "Today is a sad day for democracy in Venezuela," European Union foreign policy chief Josep...
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