Christian Democratic Union of Germany The SPD quickly gained popularity and succeeded in forming a social-liberal coalition with the FDP following the 1969 federal election, forcing the CDU out of power for the first time in their history. The CDU continued its role as opposition until 1982, when the FDP's withdrawal from the coalition with the SPD allowed the CDU to regain power. CDU Chairman Helmut Kohl became the new Chancellor of West Germany and his CDU–FDP coalition was confirmed in the 1983 federal election. Public support for the coalition's work in the process of German reunification was reiterated in the 1990 federal election in
Feminism in Germany, The Emergence of the Second Wave a former member of the national council, Helene Weber became part of the parliament council, at the behest of Konrad Adenauer, who was elected the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. While creating the German Grundgesetz, the CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) politician invested in addressing the meaning and creating phrasings to emphasise the importance of human life and dignity. After hesitance in regards to women's rights, she eventually proposed: “Männer und Frauen stehen bei Wahl und Ausübung des Berufes gleich, verrichten sie gleiche Arbeit, so haben sie Anspruch auf gleiche Entlohnung.“ – "Men and Women are