Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington just days before President Nicolás Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term in defiance of

Venezuela's government has announced a $100,000 (£81,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of exiled opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, BBC News reports. González fled to Spain in September after being granted political asylum.

Edmundo González fled to Spain after the government of Nicolas Maduro cracked down on protests that were sparked by its controversial election victory in July. View on euronews