Politics of Germany Economist Intelligence Unit has rated Germany as a "full democracy" in 2017. After 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany had Christian Democratic chancellors for 20 years until a coalition between the Social Democrats and the Liberals took over. From 1982, Christian Democratic leader Helmut Kohl was chancellor in a coalition with the Liberals for 16 years. In this period fell the reunification of Germany, in 1990: the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic. In the former GDR's territory, five "Länder" (states) were established or reestablished. The two parts of Berlin united as one "Land" (state). The political system of
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