On March 18, 1990, the CDU won a pivotal election in East Germany, marking a historic shift toward reunification with West Germany. Sabine Bergmann-Pohl became the president of the People's Chamber, overseeing the transition. The campaign focused heavily on reunification, contrasting sharply with parties like the PDS, which aimed to maintain GDR standards. The CDU, along with other parties, pushed for immediate unification, forming coalitions to enact changes despite differing visions for the future of Germany. Their efforts set the stage for the eventual merging of the two German states.
The civil liberties campaigners from Alliance '90/The Greens wanted a reformed GDR, while the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) wanted to cement the old standards.
The election campaign in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had been dominated by a single theme: reunification with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).
Until this time, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl had worked as a lung disease specialist in East Berlin, rising through the CDU party hierarchy.
The election outcome had made a coalition between the conservative CDU and the liberal Free Democratic Party necessary for driving the unification process forward.
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