With the Catholic Centre Party and the Democratic Party to make up a majority. Therefore, the Social Democratic Party joined a Whilst the Social Democratic Party had won the most votes, they did not win a majority (over 50%). The rest of the seats were divided up between the smaller parties.
The Social Democratic Party won 38% of the vote and 163 seats, the Catholic Centre Party won 20% of the vote and 91 seats and the Democratic Party won 19% of the vote and 75 seats. The first elections for the new Republic were held on the 19 January 1919. Government established in Germany following the collapse of the The Weimar Republic was the new system of How did the Nazi consolidate their power?.The role of the conservative elite in the Nazi rise to power.The role of political instability in the Nazi rise to power.The role of economic instability in the Nazi rise to power.Reorganisation and the Bamberg Conference.