# Canonical recap data for German Federal Election 1928 (1928)
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slug: weimar-election-1928
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1928/weimar-election-1928"
title: German Federal Election 1928
subtitle: The last relatively stable election of the Weimar Republic before the Great Depression destabilized democratic institutions and empowered extremists.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1928-05-20
datePrecision: day
year: 1928
decade: 1920
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: 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 coalit
summaryLong: 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).
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/SPD_1924_leadership.jpg/1280px-SPD_1924_leadership.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1928 German federal election"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_German_federal_election"
  title: German federal election, 1928
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: 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
wikidataQid: Q29333
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260504184800/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_German_federal_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-04
  label: German federal election, 1928
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_German_federal_election"
