On November 5th, the United States will elect its 47th president: after Joe Biden's withdrawal, Kamala Harris will represent the Democratic Party and take on Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presidential candidate vying for a return to the Oval office, in an election marked by a turbulent campaign filled with polarizing rhetoric, failed assassination attempts, and the unprecedent switching out of presidential candidates only months before the election. 

Follow the climatic conclusion of one of the most consequential US elections at MCC's upcoming Election Night event, co-organized with the Center for Fundamental Rights. 

Test your knowledge about US elections by partaking in our Election Night Quiz for the chance to win a special prize.   

Program  

 

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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

Language: Hungarian and English (Translation avaliable)

The event will be broadcast live on Mandiner.

Program   

18.00                                 Opening (Hungarian)

  • Zoltán Szalai, Director General of MCC
  • Miklós Szánthó, Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights

18.15 – 19.15                    Panel 1: A House of Cards: The Road to 2024? (Hungarian)

Election circumstances and political background of the US

  • Zoltán Koskovics, Geopolitical Analyst, Center for Fundamental Rights
  • István Stumpf, Member of the Prime Minister's Strategic Advisory Board
  • Ádám Szűcs, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Moderator: Levente Szikra, Senior Analyst, Center for Fundamental Rights

19.15 - 19.30                    Live Interview from Washington D.C. (Hungarian)

  • Rajmund Kiss, Head of the Center for Diplomacy, MCC
  • Moderator: Tamás Maráczi, Journalist at Mandiner

19.22 - 19.30                    Live Interview from Washington D.C. (English)

  • Bryan Leib, Senior Fellow, Center for Fundamental Rights, fmr. Republican Candidate
  • Moderator: Tamás Maráczi, Journalist at Mandiner

19.30 – 20.30                    Panel 2: Beyond Borders: The Future of American Diplomacy (English)

Where is the USA heading on the international stage? 

  • Peter Boghossian, Visiting Fellow, MCC
  • István Kovács, Strategic Director at Center for Fundamental Rights
  • Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
  • Moderator: Klementina Kozma, Research Fellow at the Center for Geopolitics MCC 

20.30 – 20.45                 Live Interview (Hungarian)

  • Robert C. Castel, Security Policy Adviser at the Center for Fundamental Rights
  • Moderator: Tamás Maráczi, Journalist at Mandiner

21.00-21.15                     Deadline for submitting the quiz and announcement of winner

21.30 – 21.45                  Live Interview from Washington D.C. (Hungarian)

  • Magor Ernyei, International Director at the Center for Fundamental Rights
  • Moderator: Tamás Maráczi, Journalist at Mandiner

 22.00                              Closing

Registration