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Plainly reigns but on a plane to Spain: Venezuela’s leader

Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Kinley Salmon, Henry Trix, Anne Hanna

Evidence suggests opposition candidate Edmundo González won Venezuela's election with 67% of the vote, yet the Maduro regime enforced a fraudulent result, triggering mass arrests, over 24 deaths, and González's asylum flight to Spain. Concurrently, diplomatic tensions escalated after Argentina rejected the official outcome, leading to the expulsion of diplomats and a standoff at the Argentine Embassy. The crisis is projected to culminate in Maduro's third six-year term, deepening the humanitarian emergency while diminishing prospects for regional diplomatic compromise.