How was the reaction of Germany Angela Merkel Personality of the Year

The reaction in Germany to choose the time of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 and the Personality of the Year ranged from joy to disappointment on Wednesday.

Chancellor herself did not respond to the news, but government spokesman Steffen Seibert told the media that it would welcome certainly choose as a "political encouragement to work for a good future for Germany and Europe."

Many of the media also welcomed option. Journalist and commentator Stefan Detjen, writing in the cultural section of the site called German radio Deutschland article in the magazine. "The only one among the many praise for Merkel, who recently appeared in the media Anglo-Saxon" and continued:

"It is not in spite of, but precisely because of the challenges faced in her country, and respect for Merkel enjoys abroad is increasing ... and Merkel put on a pedestal of global political greatness through international media."
Die Welt, Germany conservative daily, called proof selection that although it has "rarely faced much criticism as during the decade in the position to have more of the refugees have policies" at home ", an internationally held Angela Merkel in high esteem."

No reaction was all very positive, and perhaps for understandable reasons since the German leader has seen its popularity sink since the country threw the doors open to space for refugees. Flex criticized Steiner, editor in radio and television Deutsche Welle, the editors of Time - "intellectual left a political group of high earners in the country, which receives almost any refugee" - to celebrate Merkel's position on immigration with the lack of understanding of the reality of politics. Editors in New York City, writes, "I do not have to worry about all that."

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Even in Germany, however, the media focused on the reaction of the runner-up Donald Trump to choose - especially since it rejected the chancellor as "the person who ruined Germany."

"Ouch!" Münchner Merkur newspaper said the "full-criticism" Trump against Merkel. Leading German weekly magazine Der Spiegel added that "in the world of Donald Trump, the first place goes to Donald Trump, then Donald Trump then probably one again: Donald Trump ... time he sees it differently."

Süddeutsche Zeitung took a little different tack with an interview with Colin Davidson, who created this oil painting from Merkel on the cover of Time person of the year. "What you should feel when looking at my image," he said, "I am that I appreciate Chancellor her compassion, dignity and humanity."

#TIMEPOY Alhastej also became the subject heading in Germany, many commentators said to Twitter to record their thoughts about this choice. "Open the door, and let everyone in, become personality of the year. It's actually not difficult," tweeted critic named Uwe Merkel Schoenberg. Matthias Kolb, which identifies him as a correspondent of Süddeutsche Zeitung in Washington, DC Twitter bio, summed up his reaction:

"Merkel's Person of the Year. Not the Nobel Prize, but still. It is not surprising: it is very popular in the United States."

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