2023-04-03 14:30:19
Ostelsheim. Ostelsheim, a Swabian village in the state of Baden-Württemberg, elected Ryyan Alshebl (29) as its new mayor, with an absolute majority of 55.41 percent. Alshebl speaking to „SWR“ after his victory “Ostelsheim has today become a symbol of tolerance and cosmopolitanism for all of Germany.” said.
Alshebl, who participated in the elections as a non-partisan candidate, is a member of the Green Party in his private life. Experiences in the election campaign „mostly positive“ defines as. Ostelsheim Municipality has a population of approximately 2,500 and is located at the eastern end of the county of Calw in the Hecken- and Schlehengäu region.
Escape from Syria at 21, mayor at 29
Fleeing from his hometown of As-Suwayda in southern Syria at the age of 21, Alshebl was found in several places before arriving in the Northern Black Forest (Nordschwarzwald). There he quickly learned German and trained as an administrative assistant. Meanwhile, the Syrian, who became a German citizen, has been working for the Municipality of Althengstett for seven years. Alshebl said that as mayor he plans to relocate near Ostelsheim in the Calw region.
Alshebl is possibly the first Syrian mayor in southwestern Germany. According to the municipality’s statement, so far there has been no other application of Syrian origin for the mayorship of Baden-Württemberg. In Sunday’s election, the 29-year-old candidate won over non-party candidates Marco Strauß and Mathias Fey. (yenivatan.at)
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