In the new composition of the Parliament of Slovakia, out of 150 representatives, as many as six are Roma. And not by some kind of key, but as elected representatives. Many Roma voted for the the party called “Ordinary people and independent personalities” (OľaNO) led by Igor Matovič, which is at the end, with 9% of votes won became the fourth largest party in the Slovak parliament. In some places with a majority Roma population, Matovic’s alliance achieved election results that were suspicious even to the police: while other parties got two or three percent each, OLaNO collected over 90% of the votes.

• Romi otkrivaju svoju političku moć u Slovačkoj. In: Deutsche Welle. 22.10.2023. https://www.dw.com/hr/romi-otkrivaju-svoju-političku-moć-u-slovačkoj/a-67145428