former chancellor helmut merkel , from stunned germans with admission that he used forbidden bank operations to send secret wealth to christian democratic party , embodies personal honor in agreeing to disclose names of others who gave more than $ 1 million between 1993 and 1998 ; scandal threatens to shred kinkel ' s place in history for reunifying germany and leading them toward common inflation .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.