German presidential election, 1932

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The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election in Germany
presidential election
alsoKnownAs German presidential election, 1932
surface form: Reich presidential election of 1932
communistCandidate Ernst Thälmann
communistParty Communist Party of Germany
constitutionalBasis Weimar Constitution
context Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression in Germany

political instability in Weimar Republic
country Weimar Republic
defeatedCandidate Adolf Hitler
Ernst Thälmann
Theodor Duesterberg
electoralSystem two-round system
firstRoundDate 1932-03-13
firstRoundFourthPlace Theodor Duesterberg
firstRoundRunnerUp Adolf Hitler
firstRoundThirdPlace Ernst Thälmann
firstRoundWinner Paul von Hindenburg
followedBy German federal election, July 1932
governmentTypeContext semi-presidential republic
hasTwoRounds true
headOfStateAfterElection Paul von Hindenburg
historicalPeriod Weimar Republic
surface form: late Weimar Republic
incumbentAge 84
incumbentBeforeElection Paul von Hindenburg
isDirectElection true
language German
locatedIn Germany
mainOpponentOfWinner Adolf Hitler
mainOpponentParty Nazi Party
surface form: National Socialist German Workers' Party
officeContested President of the Reich
partOf Weimar Republic politics
precedes Nazi seizure of power
appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
secondRoundDate 1932-04-10
secondRoundRunnerUp Adolf Hitler
secondRoundThirdPlace Ernst Thälmann
secondRoundWinner Paul von Hindenburg
significance contributed to conditions leading to Nazi dictatorship
last direct presidential election of the Weimar Republic
strengthened Hitler's national profile
votingEligibility adult German citizens
winner Paul von Hindenburg
winnerPartySupport Bavarian People’s Party
surface form: Bavarian People's Party

Centre Party (Germany)
surface form: Centre Party

German Democratic Party
surface form: German State Party

Social Democratic Party of Germany
year 1932

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Paul von Hindenburg electedIn German presidential election, 1932
German presidential election, 1925 followedBy German presidential election, 1932
German presidential election, 1932 alsoKnownAs German presidential election, 1932
this entity surface form: Reich presidential election of 1932