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Govt critic Caputova elected Slovakia's first female president

Caputova, who has no experience in political office and ran on a slogan of "Stand up to evil". [AFP]

Vocal government critic and anti-corruption activist Zuzana Caputova will become Slovakia's first female president after provisional results showed her winning Saturday's run-off election.

Environmental lawyer Caputova got 58.40 percent of the ballot while EU energy commissioner Maros Sefcovic garnered 41.59, the Slovak Statistics Office said. Official results are due Sunday at noon.

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