President Zuzana Čaputová shortly before she announces that she will not run for office again in 2024. (source: TASR - Pavol Zachar)
President Zuzana Čaputová announced on Tuesday that she will not run for president again in next year’s presidential election.
“It's one of the most difficult decisions that I had to make in my life,” the Slovak president said during a press briefing, mentioning the several crises that Slovakia has found itself in. “I'm sorry if I disappoint those who expected my candidacy again.”
Čaputová thanked people for their trust in her. She also told people that not letting them down means that she cannot run for office again. The president confessed that she does not have enough strength for another term to do the job.
“What I promised to you four years ago, I will accomplish,” the president pledged, adding that she will still be a pillar of peace, decency and constitutionality until the end of her term.
