Discrimination, illiteracy and poverty prevent Roma from being an important political factor. They are also divided into foreigners. DW's interlocutors say that the fact that the majority parties are "brokers" among the Roma makes things worse.

"Today, Roma parties make almost no contribution to the betterment of the Roma community," said Ljuan Koka, a political scientist and president of the Center for Education of Roma and Ethnic Communities.

"It is normal that it is very difficult for Roma parties to compete in political competitions with other parties, both the ruling and the opposition, because everyone is interested in the Roma electorate. In certain situations they can be bought very cheaply, without ideological-political work, without solving their basic existential issues. "Not to mention their political, economic and social integration into society."

Seven Roma parties are registered in Serbia, but only three are active: the Roma Party, the Democratic Union of Roma, and the United Roma Party.

What do Roma usually expect from politicians?

"We will see what the Roma parties will do in this election." We have Roma in the executive branch, they are mostly in charge of Roma issues, which are actually Roma by profession, because they can not and must not do more than what the state has planned. "This lethargy when it comes to Roma can not be changed even by international organizations that allocate significant funds for social inclusion of Roma and Roma, ie the strategic document of the Government, which for almost ten years is only on revision, but not at ten percent. is realized ".

He points out that the election law suits the Roma community, but "a united people's movement is needed, not more political parties."

Link: https://www.dw.com/sr/romi-na-izborima-u-srbiji-najve%C4%87a-manjina-nikakav-uticaj/a-61082825

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