Caputova, liberal environmental activist, has been elected as the first female president of Slovakia. (Photos: VCG)

The relative newcomer had 58 percent of the vote in Saturday's runoff election, topping European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, who had 42 percent.

She becomes Slovakia's fifth president since the country gained independence after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

A lawyer by profession, Caputova is a rising star of Slovak politics. She became known for leading a successful fight against a toxic waste dump in her hometown of Pezinok, for which she received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2016. (Compiled by He Jieqiong)