Natasa Pirc Musar Elected First Female President Of Slovenia

DW: Slovenia: Natasa Pirc Musar elected first female president 

Musar, a human rights lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump, will become the country's first female head of state. Lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday and will become the country's first female head of state. 

Pirc Musar won 54% of the votes, while her rival, right-wing politician and former Foreign Minister Andze Logar, won 46%, according to election commission data with almost all the votes counted. Turnout was 49.9%, the commission said.  

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WNU Editor: Turnout for this election was low (i.e. 49.9%).

 Natasa Pirc Musar Elected First Female President Of Slovenia  

Natasa Pirc Musar: Slovenia elects lawyer as first female president -- BBC  

Slovenia elects first woman president in a runoff vote -- AP  

Slovenia elects first female president in runoff vote -- France 24  

Nataša Pirc Musar to become Slovenia’s first female president -- The Guardian

Slovenia Heads For A Runoff Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Anze Logar votes during the presidential elections in Ljubljana, Slovenia October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

Politico: Slovenia heads for runoff in presidential election 

Conservative candidate Anže Logar won the most votes in Sunday’s ballot but not enough to avoid a second round against his center-left rival. 

Conservative candidate Anže Logar appeared poised to win the most votes in Slovenia’s presidential election on Sunday, but he will face his center-left rival in a runoff, partial results suggested. 

Logar, Slovenia’s former foreign minister, won about 34 percent of the vote in the first round, with about 80 percent of ballots counted, Reuters reported, citing preliminary results from the State Election Commission. 

His main opponent, lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar, won 27 percent of the vote.  

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Slovenia Heads For A Runoff Presidential Election  

No clear winner predicted as Slovenians elect new president -- Euronews/AP  

Slovenia's ex-foreign minister wins 33.9% of votes in presidential elections -- Reuters  

Right-wing candidate in lead as Slovenia heads for runoff vote -- France 24  

Slovenia presidency to be decided in runoff -- DW  

Slovenian Conservative Logar Headed for Presidential Runoff Vote -- Bloomberg