Why Hungary’s election could swing on Roma votes.

A Roma family walks back home from school in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 25, 2026. Drastic changes to Hungary’s education system have widened the divide between Roma and other students in Hungary. (Tamas Paczai/The New York Times) By LARA JAKES and MATE HALMOS The party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary is facing parliamentary elections on Sunday that are expected to be exceptionally close. And the marginalized Roma ethnic minority may prove to be an unexpected swing vote, pivotal to...

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