“Free and Fair Elections in the New Democracy Age”
Friday, November 17 , noon – 1 pm EST
Keynote speaker: Rasto Kuzel, Executive Director of Memo98
The awardee will discuss the importance of free and fair elections for democracy in the aftermath of the recent elections in Slovakia and Poland and ahead of the US elections in 2024.
To attend this event virtually, register below.
The Annual Freedom Lecture is a prestigious annual event organized by Friends of Slovakia, American Friends of the Czech Republic, Embassy of the Slovak Republic, and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. It has been running since 2000 and is the longest-running program sponsored by Friends of Slovakia. It invites accomplished and prestigious speakers to deliver remarks on the journey of the Czech and Slovak republics towards freedom, security, rule of law, and market economy.
This year’s event is co-organized by The Transatlantic Democracy Working Group at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
For more information on the lecture series, to explore the remarkable contribution of our distinguished guests over the past 22 years, and to support Friends of Slovakia, visit our newly launched website.