Maja Odrčić Mikulić, head of Međimurje, said that she wants to be a bridge between Croats and Roma. "It is a subjective feeling, many of my Roma people who stand behind me say that I have always been theirs and that my soul is Roma," she explained.
Croatian echoed the news about the change of nationality of the mayor of Međimurje, Maja Odrčić Mikulić, who decided to become Roma woman.
Her decision shocked the local Roma community, which is opposed to the mayor using her minority status to run in the elections. By the way, for the first time in history, the Roma will elect a deputy prefect in that county, and they already have a candidate for that position, writes N1 Zagreb.
"The information that I am registered as a Roma woman in the voter register is correct, and I did it so that I could run for deputy prefect from a national minority," said Odrčić Mikulić, head of the Administrative Department for Civil Society and Human Rights of Međimurje County.
Although her motive is clear, she adds that she wants to be a bridge between Croats and Roma and work to improve the status of the Roma community.
"It is a subjective feeling, many of my Roma who stand behind me say that I have always been theirs and that my soul is Roma," explained Odrcic Mikulić.
"A she-wolf dressed in sheep's wool"
The Roma Council does not believe her and says that it is a direct attack on them.
"She was in a position where we knelt and begged, so why didn't she show that she was a bridge? Just to take the place where our able-bodied Roma can come," said Matjaš Dido Oršuš, president of the Council of the Roma National Minority of Međimurje County.
Namely, the council supports Elvis Kralja, who says that the mayor had 10 years to improve the living conditions of the Roma.
"It is debatable that she took advantage of her position, that as a county employee she used a political act against the Roma community in order to change her national orientation. The chief is currently a wolf in sheep's clothing in this case," says Kralj, a candidate for deputy prefect from the Roma national minority.
"Sold my faith for dinner"
This way of changing nationality is not remembered in Croatia, but it is a personal decision to which an individual has the right, Croatian media pointed out.
"Often it can be determined by first name, last name, but not necessarily, therefore, a person can change his nationality, there are no special obstacles. It is legal, now how moral is it or not... Regardless of how legal it is, you can say 'sold the faith for dinner'", says constitutional law expert Mato Palić.
For the first time in history, the Roma in Međimurje will elect a deputy prefect from among themselves. How many official candidacies there will be will be known next week.
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