Why Time chose Angela Merkel as Person of the Year
Despite a number of candidates from across the globe, the weekly US news magazine decided on a world leader who found herself in the middle of many stories this year.
For her leadership on issues ranging from the Greek debt crisis to Syrian refugees, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year, the magazine announced Wednesday morning.
"Leaders are tested only when people don't want to follow," Time editor Nancy Gibbs said in a statement.
Ms. Merkel, whom the magazine called "Chancellor of the free world," topped a list of candidates that included Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who it said "exports extreme violence and twisted religion around the globe;" Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his "toughness" and "transgression;" Black Lives Matter activists; Iranian president Hassan Rouhani; Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick; and former Olympian and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner.
Why Time chose Angela Merkel as Person of the Year - CSMonitor.com
