Venue: Scruton – MCC (Tas vezér street 3-7., 1113 Budapest) 

Language: English (Live AI translation from English to Hungarian) 

MCC invites you to an Election Night event marking the 2026 Hungarian Parliamentary elections, a significant moment in Hungarian political history. As results come in, guests will have the opportunity to follow developments in real time. 

The evening will feature expert panel discussions providing context and insight into the elections. Topics will include the Hungarian electoral system, the parties and their programs, as well as the key domestic and foreign policy directions expected to emerge in the aftermath of the vote.  

Join MCC on April 12 to follow the results as they unfold and history being written! 

You can register for the event until 12:00 PM on April 11. 

The event is open to the public, registration is required. 

Program:

5.00 PM –

5.05 PM             Opening Remarks

Zoltán Szalai, Director General of MCC

5.05 PM –

6.05 PM             Panel I – Hungary Elects: The Domestic Landscape

Panelists:

  • Calum T. M. Nicholson, Director of Research at the Danube Institute 
  • Georgina Kiss-Kozma, Deputy Director of the Youth Research Institute
  • Omar Sayfo, Head of Research of the Migration Research Institute
  • Roland Tardi, Head of Academia at MCC
  • Thibaud Gibelin, Historian and Political Scientist, Visiting Fellow at MCC
  • Moderator: Dániel Gyuriss, Researcher at the Center for Architecture and Remembrance at MCC  

6.05 PM –

7.05 PM             Panel II – Hungary Elects: International Dynamics

Panelists:

  • Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
  • Rodrigo Ballester, Head of the Center for European Studies at MCC
  • Bence Bauer, Director of the German-Hungarian Institute for European Cooperation
  • Liliana Smiech, Director General for International Affairs at the Ludovika University of Public Service
  • Zoltán Koskovics, Geopolitical Analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights
  • Moderator: Noémi Pálfalvi, Chief Advisor to the Executive Director at the Danube Institute