A 29-year old Syrian refugee, Ryyan Alshebl has been elected as the mayor of a village in Germany.
He defeated non-party candidates Marco Strauß and Mathias Fey to become mayor of Ostelsheim in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg.
The municipality declared him the winner Sunday evening after polling the majority of the votes – 55.41 percent.
The member of the Green Party said his experiences in the election campaign were mostly positive.
Alshebl disclosed plan to move to Ostelsheim in the district of Calw, as a mayor.
