In the Czech Republic during last year’s elections, a large part of the Roma population voted for Babiš and worse, for Okamura, who is openly anti-Roma (and migrants, which is ironic as he is not exactly 100% Czech, if anything like this exists).

Well, at least the recent Hungarian elections show that this can change. There, most Roma voted against Fidesz.

• Roma in the Czech Republic fell for the populists again, PM and Speaker of the lower house were voted for by the very people whom their policies often harm. In: Romea. 23.05.2026. https://romea.cz/en/opinion/roma-in-the-czech-republic-fell-for-the-populists-again-pm-and-speaker-of-the-lower-house-were-voted-for-by-the-very-people-whom-their-policies-often-harm