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Weekly Report - 12 September 2024 (WR-24-36)
VENEZUELA: Opposition hopes dashed as González flees the country
The faint hope that endured in the Venezuelan opposition following the disputed 28 July presidential election was all but extinguished on 7 September when its candidate, Edmundo González, went into exile in Spain. Few would blame González for leaving the country – he had been issued with an arrest warrant for six supposed crimes that could have seen him spend the rest of his life in prison [WR-24-35]. But his departure leaves the opposition without any real hope of taking office despite convincing signs that it won the election. It also heightens the vulnerability of the opposition’s leader in Venezuela, María Corina Machado, who may soon need to decide whether to follow González into exile.
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