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Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran Slovenia’s top data protection agency and its Red Cross

‘I believe in democracy, human rights, in tolerant dialogue. There is a lot of work to be done’

Former broadcaster and lawyer to Melania Trump was backed by centre-left government and defeated conservative rival

Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer and former TV presenter won the second round of presidential election, and will become the Alpine country's first female president, preliminary result showed.

Slovenia is voting in a presidential election runoff that could elect the small European Union’s country first female head of state

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.

Slovenia looks set to have its first female head of state

Conservative Anze Logar won the first round of Slovenia’s presidential election, setting up a runoff after failing to win a majority in his bid to become the country’s first right-wing head of state.

Anze Logar, Slovenia's former foreign minister in rightist government won 33.9% of the vote in the first round of the country's presidential election with 64% of ballots counted, preliminary results from the State Election Commission web site showed on Sunday.