Liberal lawyer and Anti-corruption candidate Ms Caputova who has almost no experience politically has defeated Marcos Sefcovic, a high-profile diplomat, in a second-round run-off vote to emerge first Slovakian female president.
She defeated Mr Sefcovic with 58% of the votes, with Marcos Sefcovic trailing on 42%.
In the first round of the election, Ms Caputova won 40% of the votes, with Mr Sefcovic just having less than 19%.
Ms Caputova, aged 45, a divorcee and mother of two, represented the Liberal Progressive Slovakia Party, which has no seats in parliament. Ms Caputova gained national eminence as a lawyer when she battled an illegal landfill, a case lasting 14 years.
She framed the election as a struggle between good and evil as her interest to run for President follows the murder of an investigative journalist, Jan Kuciak early last year. She cited Mr Kuciak’s murder as a major reason she decided to run for president.
In February 2018, Jan Kuciak was investigating links between politicians and organised crime when he was shot and killed at home alongside his fiancée.
The ruling party, Smer-SD nominated Ms Caputova’s opponent, Marcos Sefcovic which is led by Robert Fico, who was forced to step down as prime minister because of the killings.
Ms Caputova’s liberal views have seen her promote LGBTQ+ rights in a country where adoption and same-sex marriage is not yet legal.
Mr Sefcovic, who was defeated, is vice president of the European Commission.
Heads of state in Austria and Ukraine have shown their support for Ms Caputova on social media with their congratulatory tweets and posts.
When Slovakia’s incumbent president, Andrej Kiska, finishes his term of office on 15th June, Ms Caputova will be sworn in.
She will now become Slovakia’s fifth president since gaining its independence in the 1993 split of Czechoslovakia. She has also become one of the eight female presidents of countries part of the European Union.