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How a 16-year-old makes sure that Angela Merkel loses control

In this video by NDR Aktuell you can see how Chancellor Angela Merkel supports a desperate refugee girl from Lebanon.
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  1. Refugee girl Reem upsets Angela Merkel
  2. The tears of a girl soften the cool Chancellor
  3. Reem is very afraid of the future
  4. The emotional moment in the video

Refugee girl Reem brings Angela Merkel upset

We have never seen Angela Merkel so emotionally. This video shows a desperate, young girl upsetting the Chancellor.

The tears of a girl soften the cool chancellor

We all know Angela Merkel as a cool and controlled Chancellor. Hardly anything can disturb her, her inscrutable politician mask is stuck. But now a young girl from Lebanon has managed to crack the cold facade of the Chancellor.

In a civil dialogue on refugee policy in Rostock, Angela Merkel answered the questions of 32 students aged 14 to 17 years.

One of the students is Reem . With big, dark eyes and a faltering voice she tells the Chancellor about her fate. She came as a refugee child with a part of her family from Lebanon to Germany. For four years she has been studying at the Rostock School together with the German students. She can now speak fluent German, as well as English and a little Swedish.

Reem is very afraid of the future

And she has dreams: "I have goals like everyone else. I would like to study in Germany so much. " But whether Reem will ever be able to study in Germany is uncertain. Her asylum application is not approved, and there is only a provisional permit for her family. The father, who used to work as a welder, can not be employed without a residence permit. The family is in an eternal waiting state full of fear for the future, because a deportation back to their home country threatens them a poor future without prospects.

"It's really very unpleasant to see how others enjoy life and you do not stop yourself. As long as I do not know if I'm allowed to stay here, I do not know what my future will be, "Reem tries to describe her feelings.

And there is the moment when the facade of Angela Merkel ruptures. First, she tries to explain to the girl that just not all refugees from poor countries can come to Germany, that she is working to speed up the asylum procedure and that politics is sometimes tough - but when Reem starts to cry, Merkel leaves her Position and gently stroke Reem's cheek. It is a helpless attempt to comfort the young girl.

The emotional moment in the video

The moderator of the event commented Merkel's emotional gesture with harsh words: "Would be nice if you take the child's face. And whenever you talk about the accelerated procedure, remember the cute face of this child. "

The chancellor also receives a lot of criticism on Twitter:

Congratulations, empathy like a slice of toast. #merkelstreichelt

- Karla Kolumna (@miss_issippi) 16 July 2015

(Incidentally, I see a person who is confronted for the first time directly with the consequences of his political actions.

- monoxide (@ monoxide) July 16, 2015

"You did that very well, but now husch husch back to your home, right?" #merkelstreichelt

- Laura Elisa (@ ElisaCrockyard) July 16, 2015

But there are also insightful reactions:

Merkel's reaction is not entirely happy, but she is absolutely right in terms of content. #garage strokes #primagemacht

- FE (@ felix_0415) July 16, 2015

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