Czechs trust Čaputová more than their own president

The Slovak president is the most credible leader, a survey finds.

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová is seen more trustworthy than her Czech counterpart Miloš Zeman, a Czech survey found in November 2019Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová is seen more trustworthy than her Czech counterpart Miloš Zeman, a Czech survey found in November 2019 (Source: TASR)

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová has been in office for just half a year but has still managed to impress the world, including the Czech Republic.

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Čaputová came first in a survey in which Czechs were asked to say who is the most trustworthy world leader from a list shown to them. The Slovak president is seen as credible by 54 percent of Czechs, followed by Czech President Miloš Zeman with 46 percent.

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While only 18 percent of Czechs do not trust Čaputová, the figure is much higher in the case of Zeman, 50 percent.

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The survey was conducted by the Public Opinion Research Centre (CVVM) in the Czech Republic. A total of 1,015 Czech respondents were surveyed between November 2 and 15, 2019.

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