Artúr Benes

He ran for mayor of Prešov as an independent in 2022 and says he had never belonged to a party. The sources found do not confirm a 2026 candidacy, so he is named among the possible contenders for the 2026 Prešov mayoral election, due on 24 October 2026.

Career

Benes directed the Agentúra regionálneho rozvoja, a regional development agency, for 16 years, and said in 2022 that he had worked for Prešov for at least 23 years. He ran for mayor of Prešov as an independent in the autumn 2022 municipal elections, his first candidacy for any office, according to TASR. He said he had never been in politics or a member of a party.

Positions

TASR reported that in 2022 Benes said the city of Prešov needs to be managed professionally. Among his priorities were restoring the Solivary technical monument, a geothermal drilling project, a family recreation zone in each part of the city, support for alternative transport, saving money, winning external funding and raising the value of city property.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. TASR (teraz.sk)