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Syrian refugee becomes mayor in Germany

Syrian refugee becomes mayor in Germany

  • Ryyan Alshebl, 29, is first Syrian from 2015-16 refugee influx elected to mayoral office
  • He says his win ‘set an example for broad-mindedness and cosmopolitanism for the whole of Germany’
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