A diplomatic spat between Spain and Venezuela is deepening over the disputed result of Venezuela’s presidential election.
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00:00Venezuela has summoned the Spanish ambassador in a deepening diplomatic spat over the results of Venezuela's contested presidential election.
00:09Current President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of the July election, which has been disputed by global leaders.
00:16Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez fled the South American country earlier this week and was granted asylum in Spain.
00:23Spanish lawmakers voted to recognize him as the winner of the election.
00:26Venezuela has recalled their nation's ambassador to Spain over the dispute and called for an immediate halt to diplomatic, commercial and consular relations with Spain.