Zuzana Caputova Becomes Slovakia's First Female President
Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia's presidential election, making her the country's first female head of state, BBC reports.
Ms Caputova, who has almost no political experience, defeated high-profile diplomat Maros Sefcovic from the governing party in a second round run-off vote.
She framed the election as a struggle between good and evil.
The election follows the murder of an investigative journalist last year.
Jan Kuciak was looking into links between politicians and organised crime when he was shot alongside his fiancée in February 2018.
Ms Caputova cited Mr Kuciak's death as one of the reasons she decided to run for president, which is a largely ceremonial role.
With almost all votes counted, she has won about 58% to Mr Sefcovic's 42%.
She gained prominence as a lawyer, when she led a case against an illegal landfill lasting 14 years.
Aged 45, a divorcee and mother of two, she is a member of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, which has no seats in parliament.
In a country where same-sex marriage and adoption is not yet legal, her liberal views promote LGBTQ+ rights.
The opponent she defeated, Mr Sefcovic, is vice president of the European Commission.
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