The Facts

• Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Wednesday claimed "coercion, blackmail and pressure” to sign a letter admitting defeat in the disputed July election.

• Gonzales, now in exile in Spain, said Pres. Nicolas Maduro's allies asked him to sign the letter if he wanted to leave Venezuela "or I would face consequences."

• Gonzalez reportedly said "a document produced under duress is flawed by absolute nullity" and that Venezuelan authorities must disclose voting records.