Germany: sixteen years of "Merkel-mania"
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The diamond-shaped hand position, one of Angela Merkel's “gimmicks”.
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By: Pascal Thibaut Follow
3 min
During these four terms, she enjoyed a great popularity which still does not fade.
If Angela Merkel has also aroused a violent rejection for her migration policy after 2015, the one who has been nicknamed "Mutti" ("
Mom
") remains a reference figure for a majority of Germans.
Germany
Angela Merkel