A famous lawyer becomes the first woman president of Slovenia

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Slovenians have elected at the polls this Sunday a renowned lawyer and political novice,

, as the first female president of the European country, according to provisional results.

The position of head of state in Slovenia is essentially ceremonial.

The 54-year-old winner, who was the lawyer of the former US first lady Melania Trump, of Slovenian origin, would have obtained

, according to a count of more than half of the ballots counted.

Her rival, the conservative

, a former foreign minister who won the first round on October 23, has had to settle for 46% of the vote.

In a country divided after former Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Natasa Pirc Musar called for "unity" and to put "disputes" aside.

"My first action will be to invite all the leaders of the political parties to the presidential palace," she said in Ljubljana, the capital.

Slovenia, with two million inhabitants, was part of Yugoslavia and has been a member of the European Union since 2004.

The winner of the elections will succeed

, 58, who had two five-year terms. During the campaign, the candidate, who defines herself as

, stressed her desire to give more content to this position. essentially protocol.

"The president cannot be neutral, he has to have an opinion," be "a moral authority," she told AFP between the first and second rounds of the elections.

"I've never been afraid to make my voice heard," she said.

Outgoing head of state Borut Pahor, who was unable to stand for re-election after two five-year terms, was criticized for his

.

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