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Anti-corruption candidate wins Slovakian presidency

31/03/2019 GMT

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Zuzana Caputova becomes the country’s first female president

Zuzana Caputova becomes the country’s first female president.

Zuzana Caputova wins Slovakia's presidential election, making her the country's first female head of state. 

Also in the programme: The legacy of Brazil’s military dictatorship; and will the Igbo language die out?

(Photo: Zuzana Caputova delivers a speech after winning the presidential election at her headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia. Credit: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

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