Ernst Thalmann1923
A new KPD leadership loyal to Joseph Stalin, the new Soviet Premier, was installed, headed by Ernst Thalmann, abandons the goal of immediate revolution, and from 1924 onwards contested Reichstag elections
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A new KPD leadership loyal to Joseph Stalin, the new Soviet Premier, was installed, headed by Ernst Thalmann, abandons the goal of immediate revolution, and from 1924 onwards contested Reichstag elections
Stands as President but is defeated by Hindenburg, wins 1.9 million votes
The KPD wins 100 deputies
The KPD wins 100 deputies. The "social fascism" policy scuttles any possibility of a united front with the SPD against the rising power of the Nazis. In the presidential elections Th„lmann takes 13.2% of the vote, compared to Hitler's 30.1%
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