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Mr Kohl was investigated for managing illegal party funds, but he refused to name the donors, in open breach of German laws on party funding.
BBC: A potential political earthquake
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He spoke of the party's pride in Mr Kohl, respected worldwide as both Germany's unifier and Europe's champion, while privately urging the obdurate old man to name his anonymous donors.
ECONOMIST: Wolfgang Sch?uble, Germany��s Sisyphus
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His friends persuaded him that, if he resigned, that would simply leave the party in the hands of Mr Kohl and his more conservative supporters, so he took a deep breath and told Mr Kohl either to name the anonymous donors or give up his honorary chairmanship.
ECONOMIST: Wolfgang Sch?uble, Germany��s Sisyphus