Slovakia elects first female president
- 5 years ago
Slovakia has elected its first female president -- anti-corruption activist and lawyer ( )Zuzana Caputova.
With almost no political experience,... Caputova defeated European Commission Vice President ( )Maros Sefcovic,... of Slovakia's governing party, in Saturday's runoff election.
With about 97 percent of the votes counted, the 45-year old lawyer has won almost sixty percent of the vote.
She is a member of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, which has no seats in parliament.
With almost no political experience,... Caputova defeated European Commission Vice President ( )Maros Sefcovic,... of Slovakia's governing party, in Saturday's runoff election.
With about 97 percent of the votes counted, the 45-year old lawyer has won almost sixty percent of the vote.
She is a member of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, which has no seats in parliament.