On this day, 35 years ago, December 3, 1990 (October 17, 1990 in the lunar calendar), Kohl continued to serve as chancellor for the first time after the reunification of Germany. On December 2, 1990, the first parliamentary election in Germany was held. The final statistical results released on the morning of December 3 showed that the then co-governing CDU, CSU (collectively referred to as the Alliance Party) and the Liberal Democratic Party had more than half of the votes, and Kohl would continue to serve as prime minister. After the preliminary election results were announced, Kohl expressed that he would continue to govern jointly with the Liberal Democratic Party, start cabinet formation negotiations as soon as possible, and strive to propose a new government composition before the end of the year. Genscher said the Liberal Democratic Party's election results provide a good foundation for the next government's work.