Angular Merkel - real life-size wax figure presented prior to chancellor"s departure

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A wax statue of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been displayed in a restaurant in Bremerhaven, as seen on Wednesday.

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SOT, Alexis Vaiou, Restaurant owner and fan of Angela Merkel (German): “We got to know her personally here in Bremerhaven and back then the past images of the economic crisis from Athens and at the media were instigating a conflict between us. And it hurt me a lot, because I’m here so my heart is half German and half Greek so I tried so I thought that cannot be that one creates this image of the chancellor and I wanted to create another sign for Europe”

SOT, Alexis Vaiou, Restaurant owner and fan of Angela Merkel (German): “I created the wax figure now because she is leaving now and for me personally she is the best chancellor and also as a person, because she back then in 2015, mid 2015 helped people, she opened the borders. And in my point of view the federal chancellor acted really well.”

SOT, Gabi Voigt, Hairdresser (German): “It is for me a great joy that I can be the hairdresser of the wax statue of Angela Merkel and it would be for me also a great honour if Angela Merkel comes to my hair salon and get her hair done - of course for free.”

SOT, Bartling Thomas, Restaurant customer (German): “I think it has nothing to do with being celebrated. I think it’s first and foremost about bestow someone an honour​. And that Mr Vaiou, who as a Greek is not even allowed to vote in Germany, to carry out such an action, I find it extremely interesting​.”

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