Bratislava, Mar 31 (IANS): Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova has won the presidential elections in Slovakia to become the country's first female head of state.
Caputova, who has almost no political experience, defeated high-profile diplomat Maros Sefcovic from the governing party in a second run-off vote, the BBC reported on Sunday.
Caputova, who gained prominence as a lawyer when she led a case against an illegal landfill lasting 14 years, won about 58 per cent votes to European Commission Vice President Sefcovic's 42 per cent.
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 election follows the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak in 2018.