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Kohl wins CDU chair amid party squabbles and overhaul
Helmut Kohl, elected CDU chairman at a special Bonn convention, inherits a split party and must unite factions to challenge Willy Brandt's coalition. His win over Rainer Barzel signals a shift toward a cautious reform plan while delaying a broader platform vote to November.
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Bonn
Germany
Helmut Kohl
Rhineland-Palatinate
Kohl
Rainer Barzel
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Barzel
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Mainz
Bundestag
Aeat
Brandt
Franz-Josef Strauss
Christian Social
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Bloc