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.
The Federal REpublic will be less stable without Helmut Kohl.
( z1 stable :ARG1 ( z2 republic :mod ( z3 federal ) ) :condition ( z4 person :polarity - :name ( z5 name :op "Helmut" :op "Kohl" ) ) :ARG2-of ( z6 have-degree :ARG1 z2 :ARG3 ( z7 less ) ) )