Venezuela|According to the opposition, Gonzalez Urrutia won the election overwhelmingly.
Spain will grant political asylum to the Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez for Urrutia, says the Spanish Foreign Minister.
The foreign minister already said earlier that a Spanish military plane is bringing Gonzalez Urrutia to Spain.
An arrest warrant was issued for Gonzalez Urrutia on Monday. He has been in hiding since July’s disputed presidential election.
According to the opposition, Gonzalez Urrutia won the election overwhelmingly. A president who rules the country autocratically Nicolas Maduro however, declared himself the winner of the elections.
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