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He fled Syria in 2015 and is now mayor of the southwest German city of Ostelsheim: Ryyan Alshebl (29) elected the Swabian village on Sunday with an absolute majority of 55.41 percent of the vote as the new mayor of the town hall. community of about 2,500 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the evening.
The 29-year-old ran as an independent candidate. Privately, however, he is a member of the Greens. He describes the experience during the election campaign as “overwhelmingly positive”.
Fled when he was 21
At the age of 21, Alshebl fled his hometown of Suwayda in southern Syria. He has been working in the administration of Althengstett town hall for seven years now. As mayor, Alshebl now plans to move to nearby Ostelsheim in the Calw district, he said.
In Sunday’s election, the 29-year-old won independent candidates Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey. There will be an official inauguration for Alshebl on June 18. This begins his eight-year term. (SDA/treasure)
Source: Blick
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