She is 100 years old and has been elected a councilor in Germany.

It's never too late to start. Lisel Heine was 100 years old and decided that it was the right time to start her political career. The woman made such a decision when the microphone was cut during a meeting.

Heine has been elected as a councilor for his people and has as a priority young people and the fight against climate change.

"Today, people from all over the world come to talk to me … Who laughs now?"

Heine had been retired for 40 years and now devotes himself to politics.

The beginning

Heise's political career began in early 2019 when a city councilor realized that he had the potential to integrate Kirchheimbolanden City Council, in Rhineland-Palatinate (west of Germany). ).

Heise integrates a wave of older people eager to be part of public life and decision-making, such as the Oma Gegen Rechts movement ("Grandmothers versus the Right").