The last years of the 1920s saw an upsurge in support for both the German Communist Party (KPD) and the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP).
Although they had different reasons, the two parties shared a strategy of refusing to enter into coalition with other parties, as is the norm in parliamentary democracies. But as these parties grew in representation in the German Reichstag, it became increasingly difficult for the other parties to put together a majority coalition.
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Overture to Egmont
Composed in 1810 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing Theme
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