Weimar Elections

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Election Results 1919:

SPD had majority with 165 seats and ZP had 91 seats, the DDP had 75 seats, and USPD, DVP and DNVP had a much smaller share of the vote.

Election Results 1924:

SPD still had majority with 131 seats, however their popularity had declined. The DNVP's share of the vote had increased considerably to 103. The ZP was still relatively strong with 69 votes. Also in May of 1924 Nazi popularity peaked at 32% of the vote.

Election Results 1928:

SPD still had amajority of 153 and the DNVP were still the second most popular, with 73 seats. Nazi seats had declined to 12,whilst the KPD had gained seats.

1928 Coalition:

Following the SPD's majority of 29.8%, Muller's grand coalition was formed of the SPD, DDP, DVP, DNVP and ZP, which enjoyed over 60% of the Reichstag. Nonetheless, the parties tended to disagree as each had different agendas. This meant that decisions were not made, and there were conflicts between parties that prevented a coalition from succeeding:

-DNVP and SPD would not form a coalition, as the DNVP rejected the Weimar political system.

-KPD was isolated

-The right centre coalition could agree on foreign policy but not domestic affairs.