Presidential election 2019
Citizens of Slovakia elected their new president in 2019. Zuzana Čaputová is the first woman to be elected president in Slovakia. Čaputová won the March 30, 2019 runoff round of the presidential election over Maros Šefčovič.
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Pellegrini can’t be sure he will win election race, poll shows
Andrej Danko, another coalition leader and presidential candidate, is struggling in the polls.
Presidential election poll suggests race is tightening
But the survey suggests Igor Matovič's last-minute bid may be diverting support from Ivan Korčok.
Who wants to be president?
Pellegrini has two big decisions to announce, but he is taking his time.
What to make of Korčok’s presidential bid
Amid the parliamentary election campaign, a former foreign minister says he will run for president.
No other Slovak president faced adversity as much as Čaputová
Čaputová's support in parliament is lowest among Slovak presidents.
The events that shaped Slovak politics in 2019
Take a look at what Slovakia has been through in the past 12 months.
Who had the most expensive presidential campaign?
Transparency International Slovensko published the results based on the final accounts of candidates.
Disinformation outlets attacked Čaputová during the presidential campaign the most
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Šefčovič: EU did not mind my campaign
Slovakia's EU Commissioner would like to continue in Brussels after EP election.
Presidential election: Slovaks did not elect “a woman” but “the woman”
Slovakia joined the few countries in the world with female presidents.
A letter to my daughter for the future
I hope that 20 years from now you will find all this ridiculous.
Macron to Čaputová: Europe needs strong voices like yours
By voting for Čaputová, Slovaks confirmed their devotion to European values.
Mark Zuckerberg appreciated the work of late Ján Kuciak
Founder of Facebook discussed the role of media in society with Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer publishing house.
Smer lost the presidential election — again
Observers view the election as a referendum on Smer.
Čaputová framed the election “as a struggle between good and evil”
How did the world media respond to Zuzana Čaputová’s victory?
Čaputová won on a record low turnout
She was elected president with the least number of votes in the second round recorded in the history of Slovakia.
Pani Prezidentka
Zuzana Čaputová’s election victory shows people have had enough of yelling, but there is hard work ahead for her.
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