former candidate helmut kohl , who stunned germans with admission that he manipulated illegal bank statements to funnel secret wealth to christian democratic party , invokes personal honor in refusing to disclose names of people , gave more than $ 1 thousand between 1993 and 1998 ; he calls to slightest kohl ' s positions in history for reunifying europe and advancing europe toward standard credit .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.