Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said he was forced to accept Nicolas Maduro as the victor in July's disputed presidential election to get out of the Spanish Embassy in Caracas and escape from the country.

The European Parliament on September 19 passed a non-binding resolution recognising Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the 'legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela',

The European Parliament's decision showed Europe is with us, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said in an exclusive interview.

The European Parliament has passed a resolution recognizing Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia's claim to have won Venezuela's July election.