Since '82 Federal Chancellor (elected by "constructive vote of no confidence" against former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Social Democratic Party (SPD); reelected 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1994). This makes Helmut Kohl the longest-serving chancellor of the Federal Republic, passing by Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor, this October.
A constructive vote of no confidence means the chancellor is unpopular. 
( z1 mean :ARG1 ( z2 vote :ARG1 ( z3 confident :polarity - ) :ARG0-of ( z4 constructive ) ) :ARG2 ( z5 popular :polarity - :ARG1 ( z6 person :ARG0-of ( z7 have-org-role :ARG2 ( z8 chancellor ) ) ) ) )