Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the Venezuelan opposition candidate who claims victory in the presidential election of July 28, 2024, arrived in Spain on Sunday, September 8. In an audio message relayed by the coalition that brings together the main opposition parties in Venezuela, he promised to continue fighting ” for freedom and the restoration of democracy ” in his country.
In a 40-second WhatsApp audio message relayed to the media by the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) coalition, the 75-year-old former ambassador explained the context in which he left Venezuela. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, said he went through ” episodes of pressure, coercion and threats not to let (him) go “, without giving further details. In the same message, he added that he would continue ” the struggle to achieve freedom and the restoration of democracy in Venezuela “, while expressing his ” gratitude » pour « expressions of solidarity ” after leaving the country.
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