Venezuela is proposing to cut ties with Madrid after the Spanish congress voted to recognize Edmundo González, the opposition leader who challenged Nicolás Maduro in the July election, as president-elect of the Latin American nation.

By Corina Pons and Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) -Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will remain a "very clear voice" pushing for change in his country despite fleeing to seek asylum in Spain,

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign.