German federal election, May 1924

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The German federal election of May 1924 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary vote marked by gains for right-wing and extremist parties amid ongoing political and economic instability following hyperinflation.

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German federal election, May 1924 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Weimar Republic election
federal election
affectedBy World War I reparations
surface form: Treaty of Versailles reparations

occupation of the Ruhr
recent hyperinflation of 1923
characteristic rise of right-wing and extremist parties
chronology first of two German federal elections in 1924
context early years of Weimar Republic
post-hyperinflation stabilization phase
post–World War I Germany
country Germany
date 4 May 1924
electoralBody German Reich electorate
electoralCycle early Reichstag election
electorate German citizens with universal suffrage
governmentForm parliamentary democracy
historicalSignificance indicator of waning support for Weimar democracy
step in long-term rise of anti-democratic forces in Germany
impact increased instability of Weimar parliamentary politics
pressure on moderate parties to form broad coalitions
language German
legalBasis Weimar Constitution
legislativeTerm Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic
surface form: 2nd Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
location Weimar Republic
majorIssue aftermath of hyperinflation crisis
economic reconstruction
political instability in Weimar Republic
reparations and Ruhr occupation
nextElection German federal election, December 1924
notableFor electoral gains of nationalist and völkisch parties
weakening of pro-republican center parties
officeContested members of the Reichstag
parliamentElected Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
surface form: Reichstag
partOf history of elections in Germany
history of the Weimar Republic
politicalEnvironment polarization between left and right
weak coalition governments
previousElection German federal election, June 1920
surface form: German federal election, 1920
reasonForEarlyElection collapse of previous coalition government
resultedIn fragmented party system
strengthening of anti-republican parties
timePeriod interwar period
totalSeats 472
turnout high voter turnout
typeOfElectorate multi-party system
votingSystem proportional representation

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Reichstag of the Weimar Republic notableElection German federal election, May 1924
Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic hasPart German federal election, May 1924
German federal election, December 1924 follows German federal election, May 1924