The 'Erin Brockovich of Slovakia' Is Elected The Country's First Female President

[TomSea]

The 'Erin Brockovich of Slovakia' Is Elected The Country's First Female President
March 31, 2019
Rebecca Ellis

Zuzana Caputova, elected as Slovakia's first female president, greets supporters on Saturday evening.
Petr David Josek/AP

Zuzana Caputova, a liberal environmental activist and a political newcomer, was elected Slovakia's first female president Saturday, riding to victory on a wave of public outrage against corruption in government.

With 58 percent of the vote, Caputova edged out European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, a diplomat backed by the county's governing Smer-Social Democracy party.

In her acceptance speech, Caputova framed her win as a rebuke to the nationalist rhetoric on the rise in central Europe in recent years. Since 2015, nationalist parties have won victories in Hungary, Poland and Austria.

Read more at: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/31/708587211/the-erin-brockovich-of-slovakia-is-elected-the-country-s-first-female-president

Indeed she is a liberal but indeed, she said she is Christian as well. Just being president, should not be enough to make too many sweeping changes. So, I will wait and see about her. 

[Sanguine]

Maybe the author doesn't know that the comparison to Brokovich isn't exactly complementary?  Or, maybe that's what she meant?