Talk:1932 German presidential election

Worth pointing out Thalmann's point of view on Hindenburg/Hitler
One of Thalmann's key positions was that if Hitler was elected, Hitler takes over, and if Hindenburg was elected, he would appoint Hitler as chancellor, and therefore Hitler takes over anyway, which is exactly what ended up happening. Conservative, Liberal and Social Democratic media all rejected his view as "Moscow-inspired". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.200.67.122 (talk) 20:20, 3 May 2018 (UTC) Can you (or anyone else) provide a source for that? It sounds interesting Pokerplayer513 (talk) 01:33, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Why three candidates ?
In "runoff" elections everywhere else,  the candidates in the second round are the two candidates who scored the highest number of votes in the first round. Yet in this 1932 German presidential election, there are three candidates in the second round. Thats unusual  and could use some explanation.Eregli bob (talk) 13:32, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * If there is three candidates in the second round, then it would not be assured that one candidate would get 50% or more of the votes cast.Eregli bob (talk) 13:49, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Right, that's why only a plurality of votes was required in the second round. The second round wasn't really a run-off, just a repeat under slightly different conditions. --Roentgenium111 (talk) 22:20, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * See also the very strange 1925 presidential election, where the two best-scoring candidates of the first round did not participate in the second, and 2nd round plurality winner Hindenburg entered the race only in the second round. --Roentgenium111 (talk) 22:50, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Last Direct Presidential Election
To date, therefore, the 1932 election was the last occasion on which a direct presidential election has occurred in Germany. This doesn't seem right and even if it is it doesn't seem necessary. (but I could be wrong so thought I would bring it up here) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Franco el filth (talk • contribs) 07:24, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

"Never enthusiastic about the presidency (or public office in general)"
with a straight face, you're saying someone who was "_never_ enthusiastic" about holding public office literally held the HIGHEST public office in his land?!! for real? that makes sense to you? here's a thought: if you're truly unenthusiastic about holding public office, you don't accidentally slip and fall in the bathtub and end up holding THE HIGHEST PUBLIC OFFICE in all of government; why include something so idiotically, blatantly, false? I know it's wikipedia, but, come on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.15.88.168 (talk) 17:51, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Upgrading Article Class to B
Checking the criteria for a B-class article on WikiProject_Germany/Assessment/B-Class, this article (in my opinion) meets all five criteria:


 * It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. (The narrative of this article draws on over five different published books, extensively referenced throughout the article at the granularity of page numbers, plus multiple newspapers.)
 * It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. (Independently verified by spot-checking details of this article to another source, William Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, which contains less detail)
 * It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. (Done and done, the sections do a good job of breaking up the page.)
 * It is free from major grammatical errors. (Checked on this, article looks fine.)
 * It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. (Done and done, the infobox is quite extensive and highly informative.)

I am going to be bold and bump the article class to B for WikiProject Germany.

-- Charlesreid1 (talk) 20:46, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

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