On April 15 at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion titled “Elections in Hungary and the Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe.”
On April 12, Hungary will hold parliamentary elections, in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, in power since 2010, could lose to MEP Péter Magyar’s Tisza party. During his 14 years as prime minister, Viktor Orbán has transformed Hungary into the EU’s main troublemaker, emphasizing national sovereignty against supranational bureaucracy. This is why Brussels is closely monitoring opposition leader Péter Magyar, seeing him as an opportunity to bring Budapest back into the European mainstream.
Furthermore, the Hungarian elections are part of a broader transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. Despite the economic benefits of two decades of EU membership, demands for sovereignty are brewing in the region, and dissatisfaction with Brussels’ decisions is growing.
How will the election results affect Hungary’s foreign policy and how does it influence regional dynamics? What are the prospects for Eurosceptic proponents in Central and Eastern Europe? Participants in the discussion will attempt to answer these and other questions.
Speakers:
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Dmitry Ofitserov-Belskiy, Head of the Baltic Region Comprehensive Studies Group, IMEMO RAS
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Gábor Stier, Head of the Foreign Policy Department, Magyar Nemzet newspaper (Hungary)
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Maria Pavlova, Senior Researcher, Baltic Region Comprehensive Studies Group, Center for Strategic Planning Studies, IMEMO RAS
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Misa Djurkovic, Principal research fellow, Institute of European Studies, Serbia
Moderator:
Working languages: Russian, English
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Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
The Valdai Discussion Club was established in 2004. It is named after Lake Valdai, which is located close to Veliky Novgorod, where the Club’s first meeting took place.
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