Syrian refugee was elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war.
Ryyan Alshebl arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
He won 55.41% of the votes on Sunday, beating two German candidates, Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey.
Locals cheered the 29-year-old when he welcomed his win, a victory he described as "sensational."
Alshebl's first call after his victory was to his mother in Syria, who was thrilled with the news.
Source - @cnn
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Ryyan Alshebl arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
He won 55.41% of the votes on Sunday, beating two German candidates, Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey.
Locals cheered the 29-year-old when he welcomed his win, a victory he described as "sensational."
Alshebl's first call after his victory was to his mother in Syria, who was thrilled with the news.
Source - @cnn
#muslim #islam #ramadan #muslimnews
Syrian refugee was elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war.
Ryyan Alshebl arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
He won 55.41% of the votes on Sunday, beating two German candidates, Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey.
Locals cheered the 29-year-old when he welcomed his win, a victory he described as "sensational."
Alshebl's first call after his victory was to his mother in Syria, who was thrilled with the news.
Source - @cnn
#muslim #islam #ramadan #muslimnews
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