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#20 Presidential Elections in Slovakia In Between Europe

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Progressive newcomer Zuzana Caputova secured a surprise victory in Slovakia’s presidential elections this past weekend. We talk about what led to her success and what it means for the future of the country with Oľga Gyárfášova, the director of the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius University in Bratislava.
History minute: Presidents and their Powers
Resources:
The Winter of Our Discontent, Olga Gyarfasova, Visegrad Insight, 27 April 2018
Can Zuzana Caputova Save Slovakia, Dariusz Kalan, Foreign Policy, 28 March 2019
Hailed by Liberals, Slovakia’s First Female President is Under a Lot of Pressure to Turn the of Populism, Emily Tamkin, Washington Post, 1 April 2019
The Fourth Generation: From Anti-Establishment to Anti-System Parties in Slovakia, Olga Gyarfasova, New Perspectives, Volume 26, Nr. 1/2018


 
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Progressive newcomer Zuzana Caputova secured a surprise victory in Slovakia’s presidential elections this past weekend. We talk about what led to her success and what it means for the future of the country with Oľga Gyárfášova, the director of the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius University in Bratislava.
History minute: Presidents and their Powers
Resources:
The Winter of Our Discontent, Olga Gyarfasova, Visegrad Insight, 27 April 2018
Can Zuzana Caputova Save Slovakia, Dariusz Kalan, Foreign Policy, 28 March 2019
Hailed by Liberals, Slovakia’s First Female President is Under a Lot of Pressure to Turn the of Populism, Emily Tamkin, Washington Post, 1 April 2019
The Fourth Generation: From Anti-Establishment to Anti-System Parties in Slovakia, Olga Gyarfasova, New Perspectives, Volume 26, Nr. 1/2018


 
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32 min