"Krone" series on the election

Douglas Hoyos (NEOS): The aristocratic hobby craftsman

Douglas Hoyos (34) leads the NEOS election campaign as General Secretary.(Bild: Zwefo)

Everyone knows the leading party candidates. But who are the men and women who are pulling the election strings in the background? The "Krone" presents the "masterminds in the second row". This time, NEOS Secretary General Douglas Hoyos talks about hate on social media, politics as a popularity contest and his love of DIY.

Douglas Hoyos has no dreams. But that only refers to the little sleep he gets and not his politics, the 34-year-old assures us with a grin in an interview with "Krone". Because: "You should have dreams when you go into politics. Just because you dream doesn't make you an airhead. It helps to be a realist, but you should have a vision of where you want to take this country and what contribution you want to make."