former chancellor helmut kohl , who thrilled foreigners with admissions that he used illegally bank accounts to funnel secret money to communist red party , invokes personally honor in not to disclose heads of politicians , donated more than $ 1 millions between 1993 and 1998 ; embarrassment continues to shred kohl ' s place in time for unifying germany and leading europe toward western currency .
the predecessor of helmut kohl ' s political party is the catholic political democrats .