German presidential election, 1925

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The German presidential election of 1925 was the first direct popular vote for the Weimar Republic’s head of state, resulting in the victory of conservative war hero Paul von Hindenburg over pro-republican candidates.

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instanceOf national election
presidential election
campaignIssue Treaty of Versailles
surface form: Versailles Treaty

attitudes toward the Weimar Republic
economic recovery
role of the military in politics
context Weimar Republic political instability
post–World War I Germany
country Germany
Weimar Republic
electedCandidateTookOfficeOn 1925-05-12
electoralSystem two-round system
firstRoundDate 1925-03-29
firstRoundLeadingCandidate Karl Jarres
followedBy German presidential election, 1932
follows German presidential election, 1925 self-linksurface differs
surface form: German presidential election, 1920
interimHeadOfStateBeforeElection Hans Luther
isFirstDirectPopularVoteFor head of state of the Weimar Republic
language German
legalFramework Weimar Constitution
locatedInTime 1925
mainOpponentAllianceInSecondRound Weimar coalition
surface form: Weimar Coalition
mainOpponentInSecondRound Wilhelm Marx
mainOpponentPartyInSecondRound Centre Party (Germany)
surface form: Centre Party
mainOpponentPoliticalOrientation pro-republican
notableFeature non-republican candidate elected to lead a republican constitution
officeTermLength 7 years
otherNotableCandidate Ernst Thälmann
Heinrich Held
Karl Jarres
Otto Braun
Willy Hellpach
positionContested President of the Reich
President of the Reich
surface form: Reichspräsident
predecessorInOffice Friedrich Ebert
predecessorInOfficeStatus died in office in 1925
resultEffect strengthened conservative and nationalist forces
secondRoundDate 1925-04-26
secondRoundTurnout high
significance brought a monarchist-leaning conservative to the republican presidency
first direct election of the German head of state
timePeriod interwar period
winner Paul von Hindenburg
winnerBackground World War I field marshal
war hero
winnerParty German National People’s Party
surface form: German National People's Party
winnerPoliticalOrientation conservative

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Paul von Hindenburg electedIn German presidential election, 1925
Federal Convention replaces German presidential election, 1925
subject surface form: Federal Convention (Germany)
this entity surface form: Weimar Republic presidential direct elections
German presidential election, 1925 follows German presidential election, 1925 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: German presidential election, 1920
Ernst Thälmann candidateInElection German presidential election, 1925