Spain wants to bring Venezuela govt, opposition closer together: PM Sanchez

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday said Spain wanted to "contribute to bringing positions closer together" in Venezuela after a US military operation last weekend captured leader Nicolas Maduro.

"We want to stand by the country in this new chapter and contribute to bringing positions closer together," Sanchez wrote on X, saying he conveyed the message to Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and exiled opposition figurehead Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

Maduro was declared the winner against Gonzalez Urrutia in 2024 presidential elections which the opposition condemned as fraudulent, providing detailed voting records to back the claim that their candidate had won.