08/04/2026 Election observation
A 30-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Pablo Hispán (Spain, EPP/CD), will travel to Hungary from 10 to 13 April to observe the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
The delegation will meet leaders and representatives of political parties and coalitions, as well as representatives of the National Election Office and National Election Commission, NGOs and the media, before observing the ballot on 12 April.
A member of the Venice Commission – the Council of Europe's group of independent legal experts – will provide legal support during the visit.
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A press conference is scheduled for Monday 13 April at 3 p.m. local time (Budapest Congress Center, Bartók Conference Room, Jegelló út 1-3, Budapest). You can follow the livestream here.
Contact: PACE Communication Division, [email protected], tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93