Overview

• On the June 9 episode of RTL’s 'Zwischen den Zeilen' podcast, hosted by Bettina Böttinger, Eko Fresh said he could imagine serving as mayor of his hometown Kerpen.
• The rapper indicated that he might pursue the office at age 60 in 2043, joking that he would then have time to take on the role.
• Tamer Kandemir, an FDP member of the Kerpen city council, publicly offered to vote for him and invited him to join the party.
• Born Ekrem Bora, Eko Fresh is a prominent figure in Germany’s rap scene who resides in Kerpen in the Rhein-Erft district near Cologne.
• He is already active in politics as a democracy ambassador for the State Center for Political Education and recently released a song marking the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall.