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title: "German Federal Election 1928"
year: 1928
country: "Germany"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1928/weimar-election-1928"
slug: "weimar-election-1928"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1928-05-20"
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# German Federal Election 1928

> The last relatively stable election of the Weimar Republic before the Great Depression destabilized democratic institutions and empowered extremists.

## Summary

A federal election was held in Germany on 20 May 1928 to elect the fourth Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. It resulted in a significant shift to the left, with gains for the socialists and communists and losses for the nationalists. The centre-right government of Wilhelm Marx was replaced by a centre-left grand coalition government led by Hermann Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

## Sources

- [German federal election, 1928](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_German_federal_election) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1928/weimar-election-1928