The content originally appeared on: CNN CNN - A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-W?rttemberg. Ryyan Alshebl, who left his hometown of As Suwayda in Syria eight years ago, ran as an independent in the municipality of Ostelsheim. 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, […]
