Alexander Riabov

He has held management posts in the private and public sectors and, according to TASR, has sat on the TASR board since being elected by Parliament in May 2024. He announced on 22 July 2026 an independent bid and is named in the 2026 Košice mayoral election.

Career

TASR describes Riabov as a lawyer and economist with management experience in the private and public sectors. Parliament elected him to the board of the news agency TASR in May 2024, and he said he would keep that role during the campaign. He became locally known for a petition to protect the Soviet soldiers' memorial on Námestie osloboditeľov in Košice, which gathered 10,000 signatures, and as a co-organiser of a November 2025 protest against progressivism.

Positions

Riabov stands as an independent, saying no politicians or marketing agencies are behind him. His stated priorities are safety and order: a safer, better-kept city centre and Hlavná Street, fewer vandalism hotspots, and action on homelessness before large projects such as water parks. He says he wants to represent residents who feel unrepresented in city government.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. TASR