Fritz Schramma
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Fritz Schramma (born 27 August 1947 in Cologne) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009.
In 2008, Schramma authorized the construction in Cologne of Germany's largest mosque.[1] In 2018, Schramma was not invited to the inauguration of the mosque.[2]
Career
In 2000, Schramma (CDU) assumed office as mayor-in-chief along with Bernhard Wimmer (CDU), because the incumbent Harry Blum (CDU) died unexpectedly. In a runoff vote, he won election on 17 September 2000 against Anke Brunn (Social Democrats), who was nominated by her party only a short time ahead of the vote. The Social Democrats were heavily weakened by corruption scandals. Schramma's term in office was nine years instead of the usual five: he first completed the term of his predecessor Blum until 2004, and then he served his own term as a result of winning the runoff in 2000.
References
- ^ "Despite Objections to Size, Cologne Approves Mosque". Deutsche Welle. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
Schramma was the only Christian Democratic Union (CDU) member to approve the plans
- ^ Benedict Neff (14 October 2021). "Muezzin-Rufe in Köln: Die Selbstverleugnung im Namen der Toleranz nimmt groteske Züge an". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
The former mayor, one of the mosque's greatest sponsors, was not invited to the opening / Zur Eröffnung war der einstige Oberbürgermeister, einer der grössten Förderer der Moschee, erst nicht eingeladen
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