Slovakia: Anti-corruption candidate leads poll
Lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova has easily won the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election. She has just over 40% with Maros Sefcovic of the ruling Smer-SD party her nearest rival on less than 19%. Ms Caputova came to prominence during mass protests sparked by the murder of a journalist who had been investigating […]
Lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova has easily won the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election.
She has just over 40% with Maros Sefcovic of the ruling Smer-SD party her nearest rival on less than 19%. Ms Caputova came to prominence during mass protests sparked by the murder of a journalist who had been investigating political corruption.
As no candidate won more than 50%, a second-round run-off will be held.