Slovenia elected on Sunday the famous lawyer, a newcomer to politics, Natasha Pirk Musar, who, according to partial results, became the first female president in the country’s history, AFP and Reuters reported.

54-year-old former TV presenter Natasha Pirz Musar is now a lawyer and advocate for human rights, the rule of law and social assistance.

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The 54-year-old lawyer, who previously represented former Slovenian first lady Melania Trump, won 53.87 percent of the vote, while her right-wing rival and former foreign minister Ange Logar won 46.13 percent, the data showed. data of the election commission based on the results of counting 77% of votes.

In a country divided following the protest-riddled mandate of former prime minister Janez Janša, Natascha Pirz Musar called for “unity” and turning the page on “controversies”.

“My first step will be to invite all political party leaders to the presidential palace,” she told hundreds of supporters gathered in the capital Ljubljana on Sunday night.

Slovenians turned out in relatively large numbers to the polls in this country of 2 million inhabitants, which originates from the former Yugoslavia and has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 2004.

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During the campaign, the candidate, who calls herself a “liberal”, emphasized her desire to give more substance to this essentially protocol position.

“The president cannot be neutral, he must have his opinion” to be a “moral authority,” she emphasized in a break between the two tours, when asked by AFP. “I was never afraid to have my voice heard.”

The current head of state, Borut Pahor, who failed to run for re-election after two terms of five years each, was often criticized for his passive attitude towards Janez Janša.

Former TV presenter Natascha Pirc Musar made a name for herself by heading Slovenia’s Data Protection Authority in the 2000s.

A tireless defender of the political class, she opened her law firm in 2016, regularly investigating television as an expert witness.

A motorcycle enthusiast, she has come under fire for her husband’s lucrative investment activities, particularly in tax havens.

On Sunday she felt she had endured a “tougher campaign” than her rivals “without the support of an established party”.

“I was called a careerist, you would never say that to a man,” she also criticized, wanting to be the “voice of women” in Slovenia and abroad.

“If he wins, he will definitely make changes (in the role of the president),” greeted pensioner Silva Lotrik in the morning, leaving the polling station.

This is another setback for the conservatives, who were dreaming of revenge after a heavy defeat in the parliamentary elections in April.

Natasha Pirz Musar has little political experience, but she was able to “surround herself with reliable advisers”, noted analyst Uros Esich.