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

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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.

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  • Angela Merkel