On March 30, 2019 (February 24, 2019 in the lunar calendar), Slovakia was born its first female president in history. Suzanne Caputova, the first female president of Slovakia On March 30, 2019 local time, Suzanne Caputova celebrated her victory in the presidential election. Suzanne Kaputova will officially take office on June 15, focusing on issues in areas such as anti-corruption and environmental protection. In the early morning of March 31, local time, the National Bureau of Statistics of Slovakia released the voting results of the second round of presidential election. Suzanne Kaputova, Vice Chairman of the Progressive Slovakia Movement Party, became the first female president in the history of Slovakia with a vote rate of 58.3%. Kaputova's rival, European Commission Vice President Marosh Shevcovic, has conceded defeat and called Kaputova to congratulate him. Sevcovic said he would also send flowers to Kaputova."Slovakia's first female president deserves a bouquet of flowers." Caputova will officially take office on June 15 and become the fifth president of Slovakia since independence from Czech Slovakia in 1993, for a five-year term. Environmental lawyers vow to fight corruption According to BBC reports, Caputova, 45, is a lawyer in the environmental field. In 2016, Caputova won the Goldman Environment Award. In the first round of presidential elections in Slovakia on March 16, Kaputova participated in the election as vice chairman of the Progressive Slovakia Movement Party and won 40.57% of the votes, much higher than the 18.66% of the second-place Sevcovic. However, since no one received more than 50% of the votes in the first round of the election, Kaputova and Shevcovic participated in the second round of the election on March 30. During the campaign, Caputova's slogan was "Stand Up to Evil", saying that "values such as humanitarianism, solidarity, and respect for facts are the most important to society." In addition, Caputova called for combating corruption, paying attention to judicial fairness, focusing on environmental protection, and supporting social reform. According to Bloomberg, corruption in Slovakia is becoming more and more serious, but the previous president has been unable to solve the problem. In addition, Caputova said that the assassination of Slovakia journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee at their home in February 2018 was also an important factor in her candidacy. According to reports, Kuciak was killed while investigating the connections between Slovakia politicians and the mafia. This incident led to large-scale demonstrations in Slovakia, and then-Prime Minister Fizo and others were forced to resign one after another. Supporting the EU and opposing populism In the context of the spread of populism and Euroscepticism throughout Europe, Kaputova's election has undoubtedly given many people confidence. Caputova told her supporters after winning the election,"I am very happy with this result, not only because I won, but also because it shows that it is possible to win support without succumbing to populism, telling the truth, and not using radical language." According to Bloomberg, Slovakia has long been considered to be the country with the least problems among the eastern European Union. With populism prevalent in neighboring Poland and Hungary and growing alienation from the EU, Slovakia has always adhered to its pro-EU stance while advocating a free and diverse platform. "Winning the election is good news, which will paint a more modern image of the country," said the director of the Bratislava Institute of Public Affairs.