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Name

DDP — ID 2691
Deutsche Demokratische Partei
German Democratic Party
1918-11-20
· Party Facts

Party family

Liberal

Party (name) changes

1918-11-20 · DDP · Deutsche Demokratische Partei (German Democratic Party)
1930-07-28 · DStP · Deutsche Staatspartei (German State Party)

Predecessor

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Successor

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Description

New party formed on 20 November 1918. Party merged with People's National Reich Association (Volksnationale Reichsvereinigung) on 28 July 1930 and formed German State Party (DStP). This led to many left-wing liberals leaving the party. The merger was reversed on 7 October 1930 but the party kept the new name.

Wikipedia

German Democratic Party

National elections

1919 – 18.3 – 74
1920 – 8.5 – 44
1924 – 5.6 – 28
1924 – 6.3 – 32
1928 – 4.8 – 25
1930 – 3.4 – 20
1932 – 1.0 – 4
1932 – 1.0 – 2
1933 – 0.9 – 5

Cabinets

1919 – Scheidemann
1919 – Bauer II
1920 – Mueller I
1920 – Fehrenbach
1921 – Wirth I
1922 – Wirth III
1922 – Wirth IV
1922 – Cuno
1923 – Stresemann I
1923 – Stresemann II
1923 – Marx I
1924 – Marx II
1924 – Marx III
1926 – Luther III
1926 – Marx IV
1928 – Mueller II
1930 – Bruening I
1930 – Bruening II
1930 – Bruening III
1931 – Bruening IV