Angela Merkel looks tired - and receives hard scolding from her own ranks: Is the "Corona Chancellor" running out of breath?

Angela Merkel recently showed her unfamiliar side.

At press conferences in particular, the Chancellor gave a picture that was unknown of her.

Do you have to worry?

• Angela Merkel * has been Federal Chancellor for more than 15 years.

• In the fight against corona *, she recently appeared a bit exhausted.

• This was particularly evident at the last federal-state summits.

Berlin - On November 22nd,

celebrated

a special anniversary.

On this day 15 years ago, the CDU politician was

sworn in

as

*.

There are more and more people in the country who don't know any other head of government than the 66-year-old.

Towards the end of her fourth term in office,

now facing special challenges.

Angela Merkel: approval for Chancellor still given

The

will have a decisive impact on 2020.

The government faced important decisions - especially in spring and now, in winter.

So far, the population has trusted the work of

and the Prime Minister.

In the current ZDF Politbarometer from November 13th, 85 percent of those surveyed assume that

will get through the pandemic rather well in the next few months.

also still at the top

when it comes to the approval ratings of the country's most important politicians

.

+

The approval ratings of the federal government are currently at a very high level.

The Germans seem satisfied with the grand coalition's coping with the pandemic.

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Despite the current demonstrations against

government, there still

seems to be general support among the population.

Nevertheless, the Chancellor has changed a bit in the last few weeks.

Is the 66-year-old running out of strength?

A few weeks ago she firmly rejected a journalist's question.

How would the Chancellor react if someone asked her about her state of mind today?

Angela Merkel: CDU politician looks unexpectedly tired: Is the “Corona Chancellor” running out of breath?

The head of government provides continuous information about the current

* and the resulting measures.

Be it in your personal podcast or at the now countless press conferences.

After long - and by no means easy - negotiations with the Prime Minister,

answer questions and explain the new changes.

In the past, she always did this calmly, soberly and confidently.

However, since the autumn and the renewed

the

bit exhausted.

In the meantime it can happen that

gets tangled * or - as last Wednesday - a word does not

occur to

her.

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The measures include, Merkel explained at the press conference, wearing a mask, keeping your distance and ... "There's one thing I'm missing after all these hours," she openly admits, only to be whispered about "hygiene rules" shortly afterwards.

“Yes, that's right, thank you.” Such small mistakes are not typical.

So you stand out.

Angela Merkel: During negotiations "not a word uttered for more than an hour"

As the

rose, the political tone grew rougher.

The previous federal-state meeting ended largely without result.

The

one-contact restriction brought into play

by

was rejected and, according to the

, "rightly led to criticism." On Wednesday, the negotiations lasted again for more than seven hours.

At least there is now clarity about the measures for Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Nonetheless, the

developing

into a political ordeal and are draining the Chancellor.

On Wednesday,

called

a 15-minute break after a few hours.

To clear our heads.

Certainly useful, but at the same time also a novelty.

Overall, the

better than the previous one.

At the end of the day, however, the negotiations not only

left their

mark on

, but also

left their

personal mark

.

In the meantime, she had "not uttered a word for more than an hour," reported a summit participant of the

.

During her government

statement

on Thursday morning, the Chancellor looked

again

and got muddled now and then.

In addition, shortly after her important speech, she had to

listen to

.

"There is one area, Ms. Chancellor, which is not in order ..." stressed

.

The man who helped organize Merkel's majorities in the Bundestag complained that the Bund-Länder-Round decided on issues and then “presented the bill”.

Brinkhaus also complained that Merkel's group had recently "lost two weeks" and that the Christmas easing was taking a risk.

Angela Merkel: "Patience, solidarity, discipline will be put to the test again"

One should certainly

not overestimate

the behavior of the

.

Ultimately, the pandemic, which has now been going on for nine months, is also gnawing at the head of government.

It is no different for her than for some parts of the population.

In the ZDF Politbarometer, twelve and 35 percent of those surveyed said that

a "very strong" or "strong" burden on them.

Overall,

facing a tricky situation.

She has already gone down in history as the “Corona Chancellor”.

It has long been clear, however, that the

no longer run in the next federal election.

Has the pandemic been fought by then, Ms. Merkel?

“Patience, solidarity and discipline are being put to the test once again” - the same applies to the Chancellor's mood.