# Slovenia elects first female president
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2022-11-14
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Presidential election in Slovenia: First female head of
Meta Description: Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won 53.86% of votes in the second round, becoming Slovenia's first female president. She vows to champion human rights and
URL: https://financedigest.com/slovenia-elects-first-female-presidenthtml

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By Katja Lihtenvalner

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) -Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia’s presidential election on Sunday and will become its first female head of state, preliminary results showed.

Pirc Musar, 54, won 53.86 percent of votes in the runoff, while her rival, right-wing politician and former foreign minister Andze Logar, won 46.14 percent, according to election commission data based on 99 percent of the votes counted.

Turnout was 49.9 percent, the commision data showed.

I will do my best to be a true president for all, to work for fundamental and constitutional human and democratic rights and democracy,”” Pirc Musar told reporters after [claiming victory](https://www.financedigest.com/russian-president-vladimir-putin-claimed-victory-in-the-biggest-battle-of-the-war-in-ukraine.html "Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war in Ukraine").

Although the role is mostly ceremonial, the [president is commander in chief of the armed forces and also nominates several top](https://www.financedigest.com/sri-lanka-top-court-allows-proceedings-against-former-president-rajapaksa-others.html "Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others") officials, including the central bank governor. Most of the nominations have to be [confirmed by parliament](https://www.financedigest.com/brexit-the-uk-supreme-court-confirms-that-only-parliament-has-the-power-to-trigger-article-50.html "Brexit: The Uk Supreme Court Confirms That Only Parliament Has The Power To Trigger Article 50").

The new president of Slovenia, an EU and NATO member state, will replace Borut Pahor who has been [active in politics for 30 years](https://www.financedigest.com/the-next-10-years-to-look-through-organic-concentration-of-the-automotive-active-grille-shutter-market-at-a-cagr-of-7-8.html "The next 10 years to look through organic concentration of the Automotive Active Grille Shutter Market at a CAGR of 7.8%"). A former fashion [model who served two five-year terms](https://www.financedigest.com/the-10-year-model-and-beyond-why-you-should-take-a-long-term-outlook-to-investment-strategy.html "The 10-year model and beyond – why you should take a long-term outlook to investment strategy"), Pahor is often referred to in public as the Instagram president for his frequent use of the social network.

I [expect the next](https://www.financedigest.com/the-death-of-cards-and-what-to-expect-next.html "The death of cards and what to expect next") president to care about us, the citizens, to represent Slovenia in a good manner,” Uros Pinter said after casting his ballot in Ljubljana. I think it is [time for a female](https://www.financedigest.com/female-founders-still-struggle-to-get-funded-time-to-rip-up-the-old-rulebook.html "Female Founders Still Struggle to Get Funded: Time To Rip Up The Old Rulebook") president.

Pirc Musar, a former TV presenter who became an influential lawyer, campaigned on human rights, the rule of law and social welfare issues.

Her rival Logar, 46, is a member of the [right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party](https://www.financedigest.com/italys-right-wing-parties-seen-winning-power-exit-polls.html "Italy’s right-wing parties seen winning power – exit polls") (SDS) of former prime minister Janez Jansa, who lost April’s parliamentary election to the environmentalist Freedom Movement of Robert Golub.

Commenting on the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election, Golub told reporters: “I am confident that we will work well together to [address the common challenges](https://www.financedigest.com/rising-to-the-challenge-addressing-the-difficulties-of-pillar-2-reporting.html "Rising to the challenge: Addressing the difficulties of pillar 2 reporting") of the future.

(Additional reporting by Antonio BronicEditing by Ivana Sekularac and Gareth Jones)


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