Leading Opposition Candidate Flees Venezuela for Asylum in Spain After Arrest Order Issued

Tally sheets collected by opposition volunteers from over two-thirds of the electronic voting machines indicate that Mr. González won by a more than 2-to-1 margin. Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his upstart campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. The surprise departure of the man considered by Venezuela’s opposition and several foreign governments to be the legitimate winner of July’s presidential race was announced late Saturday...