Slovak ruling party candidate Sefcovic concedes defeat in presidential election

Slovakia's ruling party-backed candidate Maros Sefcovic conceded defeat in the euro zone country's presidential election on Saturday.

Sefcovic, a vice-president the European Union's executive Commission, told reporters he had called his rival, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova, to congratulate her on her victory. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka and Tatiana Jancarikova; Editing by Daniel Wallis)