The activist lawyer Zuzana Caputova became the first female president of Slovakia, a huge setback to both populist governments in Central Europe and corrupt forces that have ruled the country for the last 30 years.
Slovakia's presidential candidate Zuzana Caputova receives flowers after winning the presidential election, at her party's headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 30, 2019.
An environmental lawyer by trade, Caputova has a deep background fighting rampant corruption in Slovakia, most notably as the face of a decade-long campaign to clean up a toxic landfill said to be lining the pockets of well-connected businessmen. But she is also known for her experience as a public administrator in the non-profit sector, handling issues related to child abuse and exploitation.
"Turns out that justice and fairness in politics is not just an intellectual topic, it is a desire of many people.” “She says she stayed true to her values, that she is authentic and people seem to appreciate that,” said Michaela Terenzani, editor-in-chief of English-language newspaper“At the same time, she carries the message of the 2018 protests, she says the same things that people demanded in the streets.”
While the role of the president in Slovakia is symbolic in many respects, Meseznikov he said that Caputova could provide an important liberal voice in a region where countries like Hungary and Poland have drifted towards autocracy under nationalist governments.
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