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Katja Hoyer

Katja Hoyer

The Guardian

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Germans pining for Gerhard Schröder forget his errors and ties to Putin. The SPD needs a fresh approach

Germans pining for Gerhard Schröder forget his errors and ties to Putin. The SPD needs a fresh approach

The former German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, is enjoying a curious political revival. Not so long ago, his reputation seemed in tatters. In light...

08.04.2026 4

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won’t stop the far right

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is different from its sister movements across the west. In a country deeply conscious of its...

23.02.2026 350

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again

08.08.2025 8

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer

Alice Weidel is the presentable face of the AfD. And the one its opponents should fear the most

23.01.2025 20

The Guardian

Katja Hoyer