When Chancellor Kohl went through Gotha and Merkel went into politics

Gerlinde Sommer and Matthias Gehler reflect over 35 years of German unity. The former government spokesman gives Wende insights.

Helmut Kohl is still present in the CDU. The most important room in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus is named after him: In the „Helmut-Kohl-Saal" the CDU Federal Executive Board meets regularly. The guidelines of Christian-Democratic politics are still shaped today by Helmut Kohl: A strong, reunited Germany in a strong and some Europe. Also the form of the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus goes back to Helmut Kohl. When he at that time sat together with the archite…