Spanish lawmakers from the Partido Popular (Popular Party, PP) said on Friday they have been prevented from entering Venezuela to observe the elections on Sunday, warning of a potential "coup d'etat."
Speaking at the Maiquetía Airport, Esteban González Pons said the group had traveled as a result of an invitation by the opposition, but they were not allowed into the country. "We leave not with the suspicion, but the founded fear that there will be a coup d'etat on Sunday, that the elections will be rigged," said the González Pons, Vicepresident of the European Parliament.
