Natasa Pirc Musar is the first woman to be elected President of Slovenia, winning the election with 54% of the vote against conservative Anze Logar, former foreign minister.
Natasa Pirc Musar
Natasa Pirc Musar is the first female President of Slovenia. He won the vote against Conservative Anze Logar, former foreign minister, with 54% of the vote. “My first task will be to open a dialogue between all Slovenes – his first comment – the same Slovenes who showed in these democratic elections what kind of country they want”.
In fact, former US first lady Melania Trump’s lawyer Pirc Musar, 54, is the first woman to hold the office of president since Slovenia gained independence after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1991.
“My first action will be to invite all political party leaders to the presidential palace,” said the new president, who takes the place of Borut Pahor, 58, of two five-year terms and is therefore ineligible for re-election. Pahor had been criticized for his passive stance on Janez Jansa, a populist conservative believed to be very close to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
What does Giorgia Meloni’s first speech as Prime Minister tell us about women?
Musar emphasized his desire not to be limited to protocol functions: “The President cannot be neutral, he must have an opinion and be a moral authority. And I was never afraid to make my voice heard”, his words to France Presse between the first and second rounds.
“Congratulations to Natsa Pirc Musar on her election as President of the Republic of Slovenia. As the first woman to be elected President of Slovenia, she paved the way for future generations. I look forward to working with her. We share the goal of an ever stronger, more democratic and more resilient Union,” said the comment in a tweet by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.