Schröder: “Still in the middle of social democracy”. As of: April 5, 2024, 9:59 a.m CommentsPressSplit Gerhard Schröder (SPD), Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, taken in his office.
The former chancellor is now considered a pariah in political Berlin because of his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He doesn't really want to let it slide, as he made very clear in the interview with the German Press Agency.