"Spain had not recognised the results of the July 28, 2024 elections, officially won by Maduro but contested by the opposition, whose candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled Venezuela for Madrid after the vote. Spain "has welcomed, and will continue to welcome, tens of thousands of Venezuelans forced to leave their country for political reasons, and stands ready to help in the search for a democratic, negotiated, and peaceful solution for the country," the ministry added."
"In the 2024 elections, Maduro was declared the winner by the National Electoral Council which did not publish the exact tally from polling stations, citing a cyberattack. The Venezuelan opposition denounced electoral fraud targeting its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who had stepped in at the last minute to replace opposition leader Maria Corina Machado after she was ruled ineligible. A few weeks later, he fled Venezuela aboard a Spanish military plane and was granted asylum."
Spain offered to mediate the crisis between the United States and Venezuela after US attacks on Caracas and the capture and evacuation of President Nicolas Maduro. The foreign ministry called for de-escalation and restraint and said Spain would continue welcoming tens of thousands of Venezuelans forced into exile while helping seek a democratic, negotiated, and peaceful solution. Spain did not recognise the July 28, 2024 election results, which were officially awarded to Maduro amid opposition allegations of fraud and an unpublished tally cited as lost to a cyberattack. Opposition figures fled, received asylum, and some remain in hiding.
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