Liberal-aligned candidate Natasa Pirc Musar has come up on top in Slovenia’s recent runoff election, defeating former Prime Minister Anze Logar with a lead of 8% of the vote. Regardless of her political affiliation, she hopes to open dialogue among all Slovenians to help form their country into a strong example of democracy. She is the first woman of substantial state power in the recently-formed country since the separation of Yugoslavia. Initially, none of the seven candidates were able to achieve the 50% of the vote required to gain the presidential seat, leading to a runoff between the top two candidates. Within Slovenia, the president holds a significant amount of power in the decisions regarding who gets what seat in the government, including the Prime Minister and nominating people who will then have the change to ascent to high judiciary and parliamentary positions. Switching from the country’s previous centrist and right-aligned leaders, much of Slovenia’s infrastructure is sure to change over the course of the next few years.