Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel explained why she infamously started shaking uncontrollably during once incident in 2019, during her last term. According to the former chancellor, there were two main reasons - a death in the family and the lack of water.
"Firstly, I was very exhausted after the death of my mother, it affected me more than I thought. Secondly, it was due to a restriction in drinking water, which eventually led to a kind of fear of getting into such a situation, and I found a good solution by putting a chair on the podium and listening to the national anthem while I sat," Merkel stated.
Cameras first caught Merkel shaking uncontrollably in June 2019, during a welcoming ceremony for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and within a span of few months the chancellor was spotted shaking several more times. She blamed the fits on intense heat and dehydration, and later took a vacation to address the issue.