A sudden wind for clean governance in Central Europe

Until a few months ago, few people in Slovakia had ever heard of a woman named Zuzana Čaputová. If she captures the post in a final round later this month, she will have broken a stereotype about the former communist countries of Central Europe – that people still tolerate high levels of corruption. For the past year, people in Slovakia (which was once half of Czechoslovakia) have risen up in favor of transparent and accountable government.

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