Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez on Sunday landed in Madrid, Spain, and is seeking asylum after fleeing his home country amid an arrest warrant.

Former opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González fled Venezuela for asylum in Spain this weekend, less than a week after a local judge ordered his arrest. His departure is part of a negotiated deal with Nicolas Maduro’s government,

Numerous nations, including the United States, have refused to recognize Nicolas Maduro as the winner of the presidential election.