Who is Zuzana Caputova, the woman who became president of Slovakia?

Zuzana Caputova managed to win the elections in Slovakia with her liberal programme. It enters the history of this country as the first woman president, but also as the youngest in the post for only 45 years.

Zuzana [her family name is Stakova] was born in Bratislava, in a working class family. She studied at the Comenius University, but in Bratislava, graduating from the Law School in 1996.

Chaputova has also worked in the NGO sector, where he has dealt with public administration and abused or detonated children, translates Periscopi.

She has defeated her opponent, Marosh Shefovich, by 16 per cent margin in votes to be presidents. But it should be said that Slovakia had previously had a woman president named Iveta Radicova, from 2010.

As far as policies are concerned, it is very progressive and assicial and has acknowledged that it supports legalisation of marriages between persons of the same gender. It is also environmental and has demanded that at least 5% of the free environment in the country remain as a strict protected zone.

Chaputova was married and she has two girls. After that, Zuzana broke up, but she keeps living in Pezinok.

Slovakia's president-elect practices yoga Buddhist.