Pirc-Musar Natasha (Natasa Pirc Musar)

Pirc-Musar Natasha (Natasa Pirc Musar)

Biography

2022: Elected President of Slovenia

On November 14, 2022, it became known that the non-partisan politician Natasha Pirc-Musar (Nataša Pirc Musar), a 54-year-old lawyer and civil activist, won the presidential election in Slovenia. She will become the first woman in the republic as head of state.

According to the results of counting 99.99% of all ballots, Pirc-Musar received 53.86% of the vote. Her rival, 46-year-old Anzhe Logar, a representative of the Slovenian Democratic Party and a former foreign minister, won 46.14% of the vote. The turnout was 53%. The ex-Foreign Minister of Slovenia has already recognized the victory of his competitor and congratulated her on her election.^[1] Final results will be summed^[2] by November 29, 2022.^[3]

I will try to become president for everyone, to be the guarantor of fundamental human rights, constitutional rights and democracy. I will work as hard as possible so that we all in politics unite on strategic topics, I advocate high-quality public health, the safety of citizens, - said Natasha Pirts-Musar and clarified that we are talking about social difficulties and crime.

A woman became president of Slovenia for the first time
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The President-elect of Slovenia also advocated the integration of all the countries of the Western Balkans into the EU and expressed her readiness to discuss this issue with the President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, Vyosa Osmani.

Natasha Pirtz-Musar will take office on December 23, 2022, when the term of incumbent President Borut Pahor expires.

The powers of the Slovenian president are mainly ceremonial, along with this, he is the supreme commander, proclaims laws approved by parliament, appointments to certain posts, including judges of the Constitutional Court, the governor of the central bank and ambassadors, and sets a date for elections to the lower house of parliament. Elected for five years.

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