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PersonoftheYearfor2015Merkel

Contents◆Introduction◆Reasons◆Othercandidates

SheisthefourthwomantoeverbenamedPersonoftheYear.

AngelaMerkel

1954------Born1994------MinisterfortheEnvironment2005-----GermanysfirstfemaleChancellor2006------Themostpowerfulwomanintheworld【byForbesMagazine】

TIMEMagazinegaveanumberofreasonswhyitchoseMerkel:?howshe1）handledEuropeseconomiccrisis,2）respondedtoterroristattacksintheregion,?3）addressedthecontinentsongoingrefugeecrisis.

Europeseconomiccrisis

TheGreekfinancialcrisisthreatenednotonlythesouthernEuropeannation’screditors,buttheeuroitself.

GermanydemandedtoughspendingcutsofEurozonecountries,likeGreece,seekingfinancialrescues.Greecehasreceivedthreebailouts,eachafterdifficultnegotiations.

Timesaid:“MerkelhadalreadyemergedastheindispensableplayerinmanagingEurope’sserialdebtcrises.”

Terroristattacks

Forherpart,Merkelsaid650GermansoldierswouldbedeployedinMalitobacktheFrench-ledpeacekeepingmissionintheWestAfricancountry.ThedecisionalsoaimedateasingpressureonFrenchforcesintheSahelregionfollowingitsmilitarycommitmenttofightIS.

WecannotdefeatISwithwords.Itneedsmilitarymeans.But,atthesametime,itsnecessarytofindasustainablesolutionforSyriaviapoliticalmeans.Shesaid.

Refugeecrisis

Merkel’sdecisiontogiveasylumtothousandsofSyrianmigrantshadsurprisedtheworld.Itwasadecisionthatrequirescourageandpoliticalwillandwasanobleactionthatwoulddefineherlegacy.

Germanyannouncedthatithaswelcomedmorethan960,000asylumseekersin2015.

Candidates

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