Mixed reactions to Time's choice for "Person of the Year"

  • 8 years ago
Time announces “Person of the Year”
German Chancellor chosen
Angela Merkel 4th woman since 1927
1st German since 1970

News met with fury in Greece

There has been mixed reaction in Europe to the news that Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine’s person of the year.

The magazine says the German Chancellor has been chosen because of the leadership she showed in the way she reacted to various European crises in 2015.

Editor nancygibbs on why TIME chose Angela Merkel as Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/xpENei6hxm— TIME.com (TIME) December 9, 2015

Take a look back at the events that made Angela Merkel TIME’s Person of the Year https://t.co/5YQQFo2Y3A
https://t.co/9rRcGGeIqN— TIME.com (@TIME) December 9, 2015

“You can agree with her or not, but she is not taking the easy road.” #TIMEPOY #AngelaMerkel https://t.co/QcPSTSlFsH— Radhika Jones (@radhikajones) December 9, 2015

“She has steered Europe through serial debt crises. But this year, most prominently for us,

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