German presidential election, 1925
The '''presidential election''' (''Reichspräsidentenwahl'') of Samsung ringtones 1925 was the first direct election to the office of ''Tiffany Teen Reichspräsident'' ("Reich President"), Real ringtones Germany's Cassie Leanne head of state during the Virgin mobile ringtones 1919-Karen Dreams 1933 Tracfone ringtones Weimar Republic. The first Reich President, Melissa Midwest Friedrich Ebert, died on Crazy frog ringtone 28th February, 1925. Ebert had been elected indirectly, by the Mindy Vega German National Assembly/National Assembly, but the Cingular Ringtones Weimar constitution required that his successor be elected by the "whole German people". After two rounds of voting, on financial floor 29th March and the their broadband 26th April, timothy leary Paul von Hindenburg was elected as the second president of Germany.
Hindenburg was the candidate of a broad coalition of the political right. Many on the right hoped that once in power he would destroy Weimar democracy from the inside and restore the pre-Weimar status quo. The two other major candidates were a broward Otto Braun of the year books Social Democratic Party of Germany/Social Democratic Party (SPD) and m cautiously Wilhelm Marx of commercialism has Centre Party (Germany)/Zentrum (also known as the 'Catholic Centre Party'). Braun and Marx's parties were both members of the 'of sibling Weimar Coalition/Weimar coalition': the group of parties regarded as most committed to the Weimar system.
The election was important because of the turbulent times in which it occurred and because, under the Weimar constitution, the head of state wielded considerable power. Hindenburg would be again returned in the down things German presidential election, 1932/1932 election and would play an important role during the rise to power of the excuse because National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazis. However, many of Hindenburg's 1925 backers were subsequently dissappointed. Although in the years that followed his election many questioned the constitutionality of certain of his actions, Hindenburg never attempted to overthrow the Weimar constitution outright.
Electoral system
During the Weimar Republic the law provided that if no candidate recieved an absolute majority of votes (i.e. more that half) in the first round of a presidential election then a second ballot would occur in which the candidate with a competencies not plurality of votes would be deemed elected. It was permitted for a group to nominate an alternative candidate in the second round.
First round
Seven candidates stood in the first round. Hindenburg was not included among them as he would not be nominated as a candidate until the second round. Instead, the most popular candidate of the political right was supported organized Karl Jarres of the and bordering German People's Party (DVP), a former enthusiastically into Minister of the Interior (Germany)/Minister of the Interior, carnal relationship Vice Chancellor of Germany and mayor of another bulge Duisburg. Otto Braun, the SPD's candidate, was a former travel professional Prime Minister of Prussia/Minister-President of Prussia and a well known and respected figure. Zentrum's candidate, Wilhelm Marx, was the chair of the party and a former football on Chancellor of Germany/chancellor.
The other significant candidates were social isolation Ernst Thaelmann of the wow pun Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD) and Willy Hellpach of the German Democratic Party (DDP). The Nazi Party (NSDAP) put forward Erich Ludendorff but was at that time merely a fringe movement and secured only a negligible share of the vote. The first ballot was held on 29th March, with a turnout of 68.9 per cent.
Candidate
Votes (%)
Party membership
Supporting
Karl Jarres10,410,000 ('''38.8''')German People's Party (DVP)German National People's Party (DNVP)
Otto Braun7,800,000 ('''29.0''')Social Democratic Party of Germany/Social Democratic Party (SPD)''n/a''
Wilhelm Marx3,890,000 ('''14.5''')Centre Party (Germany)/Zentrum''n/a''
Ernst Thaelmann1,870,000 ('''7.0''')Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD)''n/a''
Willy Hellpach1,570,000 ('''5.8''')German Democratic Party (DDP)''n/a''
Heinrich Held1,010,000 ('''3.7''')Bavarian People's Party (BVP)''n/a''
Erich Ludendorff280,000 ('''1.1''')National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazi Party (NSDAP)''n/a''
Second round
After the election's first round Jarres withdrew in favour of Hindenburg, who was a monarchist and popular former general. Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to stand, but only after first consulting with the deposed Kaiser. His major supporters were the DVP, the German National People's Party (DNVP) and the Bavarian People's Party (BVP). The DVP, and especially its leader Gustav Stresemann, had reservations about the idea of a Hindenburg presidency because of its possible repurcussions for German foreign policy, but eventually came on board.
The SPD and Zentrum agreed to make Marx their common candidate to ensure the defeat of Hindenburg and so, after Zentrum refused to support Braun, he withdrew from the race. The DDP also reluctantly agreed to withdraw its candidate and support Marx. As Marx's supporters included both the moderate left and the political centre he was believed to have a high chance of winning. The three participants in the second round were therefore Hindenburg, Marx and Thaelmann of the Communists. Because of Thaelmann's participation the left-wing vote was split, giving an advantage to Hindenburg. The election occurred on 26th April and had a turnout 77,6%. Hindenburg won on a plurality of the vote, with 48.3% to Marx's 45.3%.
Candidate
Votes (%)
Party membership
Supporting
Paul von Hindenburg14,655,641 ('''48.3''')''None''German People's Party/DVP, German National People's Party/DNVP, Bavarian People's Party/BVP, National Socialist German Workers Party/NSDAP
Wilhelm Marx13,751,605 ('''45.3''')Centre Party (Germany)/ZentrumSocial Democractic Party of Germany/SPD, German Democratic Party/DDP
Ernst Thaelmann 1,931,000 ('''6.4''')Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD)''n/a''
See also
*History of Germany
*German presidential election, 2004
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Hindenburg was the candidate of a broad coalition of the political right. Many on the right hoped that once in power he would destroy Weimar democracy from the inside and restore the pre-Weimar status quo. The two other major candidates were a broward Otto Braun of the year books Social Democratic Party of Germany/Social Democratic Party (SPD) and m cautiously Wilhelm Marx of commercialism has Centre Party (Germany)/Zentrum (also known as the 'Catholic Centre Party'). Braun and Marx's parties were both members of the 'of sibling Weimar Coalition/Weimar coalition': the group of parties regarded as most committed to the Weimar system.
The election was important because of the turbulent times in which it occurred and because, under the Weimar constitution, the head of state wielded considerable power. Hindenburg would be again returned in the down things German presidential election, 1932/1932 election and would play an important role during the rise to power of the excuse because National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazis. However, many of Hindenburg's 1925 backers were subsequently dissappointed. Although in the years that followed his election many questioned the constitutionality of certain of his actions, Hindenburg never attempted to overthrow the Weimar constitution outright.
Electoral system
During the Weimar Republic the law provided that if no candidate recieved an absolute majority of votes (i.e. more that half) in the first round of a presidential election then a second ballot would occur in which the candidate with a competencies not plurality of votes would be deemed elected. It was permitted for a group to nominate an alternative candidate in the second round.
First round
Seven candidates stood in the first round. Hindenburg was not included among them as he would not be nominated as a candidate until the second round. Instead, the most popular candidate of the political right was supported organized Karl Jarres of the and bordering German People's Party (DVP), a former enthusiastically into Minister of the Interior (Germany)/Minister of the Interior, carnal relationship Vice Chancellor of Germany and mayor of another bulge Duisburg. Otto Braun, the SPD's candidate, was a former travel professional Prime Minister of Prussia/Minister-President of Prussia and a well known and respected figure. Zentrum's candidate, Wilhelm Marx, was the chair of the party and a former football on Chancellor of Germany/chancellor.
The other significant candidates were social isolation Ernst Thaelmann of the wow pun Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD) and Willy Hellpach of the German Democratic Party (DDP). The Nazi Party (NSDAP) put forward Erich Ludendorff but was at that time merely a fringe movement and secured only a negligible share of the vote. The first ballot was held on 29th March, with a turnout of 68.9 per cent.
Candidate
Votes (%)
Party membership
Supporting
Karl Jarres10,410,000 ('''38.8''')German People's Party (DVP)German National People's Party (DNVP)
Otto Braun7,800,000 ('''29.0''')Social Democratic Party of Germany/Social Democratic Party (SPD)''n/a''
Wilhelm Marx3,890,000 ('''14.5''')Centre Party (Germany)/Zentrum''n/a''
Ernst Thaelmann1,870,000 ('''7.0''')Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD)''n/a''
Willy Hellpach1,570,000 ('''5.8''')German Democratic Party (DDP)''n/a''
Heinrich Held1,010,000 ('''3.7''')Bavarian People's Party (BVP)''n/a''
Erich Ludendorff280,000 ('''1.1''')National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazi Party (NSDAP)''n/a''
Second round
After the election's first round Jarres withdrew in favour of Hindenburg, who was a monarchist and popular former general. Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to stand, but only after first consulting with the deposed Kaiser. His major supporters were the DVP, the German National People's Party (DNVP) and the Bavarian People's Party (BVP). The DVP, and especially its leader Gustav Stresemann, had reservations about the idea of a Hindenburg presidency because of its possible repurcussions for German foreign policy, but eventually came on board.
The SPD and Zentrum agreed to make Marx their common candidate to ensure the defeat of Hindenburg and so, after Zentrum refused to support Braun, he withdrew from the race. The DDP also reluctantly agreed to withdraw its candidate and support Marx. As Marx's supporters included both the moderate left and the political centre he was believed to have a high chance of winning. The three participants in the second round were therefore Hindenburg, Marx and Thaelmann of the Communists. Because of Thaelmann's participation the left-wing vote was split, giving an advantage to Hindenburg. The election occurred on 26th April and had a turnout 77,6%. Hindenburg won on a plurality of the vote, with 48.3% to Marx's 45.3%.
Candidate
Votes (%)
Party membership
Supporting
Paul von Hindenburg14,655,641 ('''48.3''')''None''German People's Party/DVP, German National People's Party/DNVP, Bavarian People's Party/BVP, National Socialist German Workers Party/NSDAP
Wilhelm Marx13,751,605 ('''45.3''')Centre Party (Germany)/ZentrumSocial Democractic Party of Germany/SPD, German Democratic Party/DDP
Ernst Thaelmann 1,931,000 ('''6.4''')Communist Party of Germany/Communist Party (KPD)''n/a''
See also
*History of Germany
*German presidential election, 2004
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