Merkel Under Pressure Over Her Health After Another Trembling Episode
- Chancellor seen briefly trembling during ceremony in Berlin
- Incident puts concerns over her health sharply back into focus
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For the third time in less than a month, Chancellor Angela Merkel had to downplay concerns that health issues could affect her leadership ability at a time that Germany’s economy is slowing and her coalition is wobbling.
Merkel, who turns 65 next week, was seen trembling and biting her lip as she stood alongside Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne during a ceremony in Berlin on Wednesday. At a press conference with Rinne shortly after, a calm and composed Merkel said she was doing fine and still mentally working through what happened during the first episode of shaking on June 18.