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"A new political party, the Roma Union Party in Slovakia (Strana Romské unie na Slovensku - SRUS), will enter the political scene next week. This information from party commissioner and Roma Union chair František Tanko raises the issue once again of the political viability of parties based solely on ethnicity.

"Tomáš Hrustič of the National Democratic Institute says Roma parties could play a significant role in local and regional politics. 'However, they must have functional, high-quality structures at local and regional level and a high-quality member base,' Hrustič told the SITA agency."

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