Anti-corruption lawyer is Slovakia's first female president

[brooklynite]

Source: Financial Times

Slovakia has elected its first female head of state, after Zuzana Caputova, an anti-corruption lawyer who entered politics only a year ago, scored a crushing victory in the central European country’s presidential election.

With 86.4 per cent of ballots counted, Ms Caputova — a liberal, pro-European candidate whose campaign tapped into deep public anger at the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancée last year — had won 57.8 per cent of the vote.

Maros Sefcovic, a veteran diplomat and Slovakia’s current EU commissioner who was backed by Smer, Slovakia’s biggest party, had garnered 42.2 per cent.


Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/c8a2787a-5322-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e

[SunSeeker]

1. This bodes well for Slovakia's future.

[Kurt V.]

2. i read this and I'm instantly worried for her life.

[SunSeeker]

4. Sadly, you are absolutely right. I'm sure she is aware of the danger.

And hopefully is taking reasonable precautions. But there is only so much a public person can do. She is definitely risking her life for her country, as the brave patriot that she is. Putin, on the other hand, is a murderous kleptocrat who is deeply threatened by the mere existence of people like Zuzana.

[nycbos]

3. Hey Melania this is what be best means.

[lark]

5. Such excellent news!

The country was at a real tipping point when we were there last year, so glad it landed on the left and didn't follow the rw strong men like Austria and Poland are doing.