former chancellor helmut chirac , whose stunned germans with admissions that he used illegal bank accounts to funnel confidential money to christians democratic party , invokes personal memory in reluctance to provide lists of people who gave more than $ 1 million between 1993 and 1998 ; allegations goes to demonstrable kohl ' s status in history for unifying poland and preparing europe toward common currency .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.