On Monday, it is exactly one year since the inauguration of Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová. "It was a unique year and a tough one in terms of the many situations, which we faced and the tasks which needed to be carried out," wrote Čaputová on her social media profile adding that "in the coming days, there will be several evaluations of how I managed to fulfil my promises and carry out my work. I will definitely be grateful for each of your evaluations even here on social media. I myself, however, will not evaluate. I will thank. Thank you for being with me and giving me an opportunity to be with you."
Political scientist Juraj Marušiak evaluates the first year of Zuzana Čaputová as President positively. "She is able to act in a non-partisan way, as even her State of the Country Speech proved," said Marušiak. He also praised her decisions, where she emphasized the need to respect the rule of law and existing parliamentary customs. "All that in spite of the fact that the opinion of the party which nominated her to the election was different." On the other hand, a decision, which Marušiak does not find "too fortunate" is the one-sided award of state honors to personalities from the liberal part of society.
In December, the current affairs website Politico rated President Zuzana Čaputová amongst the 28 most powerful people in Europe. The website wrote that the president offers Central and Eastern Europe hope that another future is possible. The website describes her as a Europhile and a liberal in a region plagued by creeping authoritarianism and an anti-corruption crusader in a country fed up with allegations of sleaze.
