Slovakia has elected its first female president. Here is what you need to know about her
- which was founded by George Soros - was one of the most common reasons for criticism against her during the election campaignShe joined the social liberal party Progresívne Slovensko , founded in 2017, and wasat the first party convention in January 2018. After the announcement of the 2019 presidential election result, she resigned as deputy leader of the party and announced that she would also suspend her membership.
Caputova advocates for minorities, such as the Roma or the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, for adoption rights for same-sex couples, and fights against corruption. In 2016 she received theThe murder of Jan Kuciak shocked the nation and stoked public anger over corruption, leading to the biggest street protests in the country since Communist rule ended in 1989. Like her non party-affiliated predecessor Andrej Kiska, she represents a "clearly pro-European position", Caputova said.
Kiska, who did not run for office, congratulated the president-elect, saying: "Many countries envy us for having elected a president who symbolises values like decency in politics.”Caputova said that she wanted to make her first trip abroad to the Czech Republic. Since the peaceful division of Czechoslovakia in 1993, newly elected heads of government and heads of state have always travelled first to their brother country.
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