Question: Recently who became the 1st Female President of Slovakia?
(a) Zuzana Caputova
(b) Martina Kisková
(c) Irena Schusterová
(d) Silvia Gašparovičová
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- In Slovakia, the government critic and anti-corruption activist Zuzana Caputova became the first female President defeating Maros Sefcovic.
- Zuzana Caputova is a liberal environmental activist and a political newcomer.
- She got 58% of the votes, while Maros Sefcovic who is EU energy commissioner got nearly 42% votes.
- Caputova will be Slovakia’s fifth president since the country gained independence in 1993.
- He won prestigious Goldman Environmental prize in 2016, along with the nickname “Erin Brockovich of Slovakia.”
- This award came in appreciation of his significant contribution for her decade-long crusade to shut down a toxic waste dump, which was spewing poison into her hometown of Pezinok in western Slovakia.
By Achyuatnand Pandey
Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=361630
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/31/708587211/the-erin-brockovich-of-slovakia-is-elected-the-country-s-first-female-president