Stock Photo - Dec. 26, 2011 - CSU-Party-Congress In Munich-West Germany: The Party Congress of the Christlich Soziale Union took place in Munich-West Germany on Septermber 28th and 29th 1979. The meeting took a special national and international interest because of the fact, that the chairman of this party, Franz Josef Straut, after a dramatically confrontation within the CDU/CSU-sister parties, became nominated as common candidates for chancellorship for the coming election in autumn 1980. On the Munich[Party Congress Franz Josef Strauss was re-elected as chairman of the CSU with an over welcoming majority (by 857 of 866 legal votes) Photo Shows CDU-Chairman Halmut Kohl (Halmut Kohl- left) who was prominent guest at the CSU0Party Congress in Manich, together which CSU-Chairman Franz Josef Strauss (right) (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)