Damage to the Party

On 22 December 1999 the CDU’s general secretary, Angela Merkel, published an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about the former chancellor Helmut Kohl. Die von Helmut Kohl eingeräumten Vorgänge haben der Partei Schaden zugefügt. The actions that Helmut Kohl has admitted have damaged the party.

She gave her reason in one sentence. Nur auf einem wahren Fundament kann die Zukunft aufgebaut werden. Only on a foundation of truth can the future be built. Her conclusion followed: Die Partei muss also laufen lernen. So the party must learn to walk.

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