German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine and she continued with her duties. Standing next to Steinmeier as he addressed the gathering, Merkel started shaking
1 / 3German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives water as she was seen shaking meeting President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in BerlinBy Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel
Standing next to Steinmeier as he addressed the gathering, Merkel started shaking visibly in her upper body then crossed her arms as if to brace herself. She was offered a glass of water but declined to drink it while Steinmeier spoke.On June 18, Merkel was also seen shaking when she met visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but later said she felt better after drinking some water.
Were Merkel to be incapacitated, Steinmeier would appoint a cabinet minister as acting chancellor until parliament elects a new chancellor. This need not be Scholz, a member of the Social Democrats, junior partner in Merkel's ruling grand coalition.Merkel is renowned for her work ethic and has a reputation for outlasting other leaders at European Union summits with her ability to focus on the details of complex discussions deep into the night.
Asked about Merkel's latest shaking episode, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told reporters:"I won't comment on this. I have never taken part in remote diagnoses because for years I was too often the subject of remote diagnoses."
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