Will life improve for Hungary's Roma community under Magyar?

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Hungary's new Prime Minister, succeeding Viktor Orbán, has signaled opposition to antiziganism and pledged to address the Roma community's systematic marginalization. Under Orbán's rule, Roma faced severe discrimination across housing, education, and employment, occupying the lowest rungs of Hungarian society. The successor's rhetoric marks a notable shift, but the article raises a critical question: whether stated commitments will translate into structural reforms that fundamentally reshape Roma Hungarians' material conditions and social standing.