Opposition candidate Edmundo González has left Venezuela following a disputed presidential election in July, the authoritarian government of President Nicolás Maduro has confirmed. González, who has been recognized as the winner of the July 28 presidential election by the US and a score of Latin American countries, will be flown to Spain at his own request, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on social media platform X. Venezuela’s government confirmed the opposition figure’s departure. Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, secured a third term in the disputed election after …