German federal election, July 1932
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The German federal election of July 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic parliamentary election in which the Nazi Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, dramatically reshaping Germany’s political landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| German federal election campaign of July 1932 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reichstag election
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federal election → parliamentary election → |
| campaignCharacteristics |
extensive Nazi propaganda
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frequent clashes between Nazi and Communist paramilitaries → intense street violence → |
| CentrePartySeatsWon | 75 → |
| chancellorAtTime | Franz von Papen → |
| constitutionalFramework | Weimar Constitution → |
| country | Germany → |
| date | 31 July 1932 → |
| DNVPSeatsWon | 37 → |
| governingMethodAfterElection | presidential cabinets ruling by emergency decree → |
| headOfStateAtTime | Paul von Hindenburg → |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period → |
| KPDSeatsWon | 89 → |
| largestParty | Nazi Party → |
| legalBasisForEmergencyRule |
Weimar Constitution
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surface form:
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
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| legislatureElected |
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
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surface form:
Reichstag
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| location |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
German Reich
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| longTermConsequence |
contributed to collapse of parliamentary democracy in Germany
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facilitated Nazi leverage in coalition negotiations → paved way for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in January 1933 → |
| mainElectoralSystem | proportional representation → |
| mainNaziLeader | Adolf Hitler → |
| majoritySeats | 305 → |
| NaziPartySeatsWon | 230 → |
| NaziPartyVoteSharePercentage | approximately 37.3 → |
| nextElection | German federal election, November 1932 → |
| notableFeature |
largest number of seats ever won by the Nazi Party in a free election
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marked peak electoral strength of the Nazi Party before 1933 → |
| partOf | Weimar Republic → |
| politicalContext |
Great Depression
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Weimar Republic political crisis → rise of extremist parties → |
| previousElection | German federal election, 1930 → |
| resultSignificance |
Nazi Party became largest party in the Reichstag
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no party obtained an absolute majority → parliamentary deadlock intensified → undermined stability of Weimar coalition politics → |
| secondLargestParty | Social Democratic Party of Germany → |
| SPDSeatsWon | 133 → |
| thirdLargestParty | Communist Party of Germany → |
| totalSeats | 608 → |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | no stable majority government formed → |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | approximately 84.1 → |
| year | 1932 → |
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German federal election campaign of July 1932