Elected directly by the people, the public takes her president as an example in many respects. In conservative Slovakia, she is courageously and passionately advocating the equality of homosexuals and ethnical minorities. Tirelessly committed to climate protection, in 2016 she was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, also called the Nobel Prize for Ecology.
Fresh, liberal Wind
After old-fashioned politicians, Zuzana Čaputová won the 2019 presidential election in Slovakia as a fresh liberal wind in Middle- and Eastern Europe. Her progressive and pro-European Union stance has positioned her as a key figure in Slovakian politics. She has been celebrated for her dedication to human rights and environmental protection.
“Her career can be challenging for many climate activists”, says Jozef Lenč, the Slovak political analyst. She is also an example of a woman who is politically active, not only as the first woman to hold the office of President of the Slovak Republic but also, at the age of 45, the youngest person ever to hold this office.
“Originally, I wanted to study psychology. I find it meaningful to do work that is a service to something important. Environmental issues are close to the most important values, which are life and health. So, as a lawyer, I started working on these causes,” she said in an interview.
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Absolutely popular
“We can be proud of our president; she is doing a great job”, said 46-year-old Karolina Ciglianova in the street poll done by German public TV. This is the most common opinion concerning the Slovak president´s work. Zuzana Caputova has led the credibility rankings since she took the presidential office.
The divorced mother of two daughters is widely and internationally respected. Pope Francis accepted her invitation and visited Slovakia in 2022, after 19 years since John Paul II did so. Immediately after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, she expressed her unlimited support and became a strong supporter of Ukrainian NATO and EU membership in order to establish peace and stability.
“We will take care of your wives and children as long as you need it”, she said in her speech in the Ukrainian parliament, earning a standing ovation. Up to now, Slovak-Ukrainian borders have crossed almost 400,000 refugees from Ukraine, most of them women and children.
In May 2022, the Slovak President visited Switzerland. With President Ignatio Cassis she visited the Federal Technical University (ETH) in Zürich, where the Slovak scientist Aurel Stodola (1859-1942) served as a professor of mechanical engineering.
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