The French Ministry of the Interior says Duvalier has never had a residency permit for France, while the Foreign Ministry says he had " territorial asylum, " which allows the government discretionary power to allow whomever it wants to reside in France.
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Carlos Ortega, president of Venezuela's largest labor union, could apply for territorial asylum in Costa Rica or seek permission to use the Central American country as a jumping point to a third country, said Omar Estacio, in comments published in Monday's El Universal newspaper.
