GERMAN ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1932, Page 5

GERMAN ELECTIONS

FINAL RESULTS NAZIS HEAD LIST, : - , (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) ..... BERLIN,” August 1. Practically all of the counting of i the votes was finished at ’ midnight on Sunday. Ihe results are as follows: Part y. Votes. Seats. | Nazis 13,440,750 226 Socialists ' 7,752,100 128 Communists ... ... 5,223,000 87 i Catholic Centre ... 4,535,000 76 Nationalists 2,143,100 36 Bavarian People’s i I ( Party . 1,079,800 I German People’s ■ | Party 428,700 Z- 1 Christian Socialists ... 355,500 State Party ... 372,200 ' 6 ■ Economic Party ... 147,000 a..-.- 2 Others 612,974 W' Totals 36,089,924 692 111 the last Reichstag'"the strengths of the main parties were!— Social Democrats 148 Nazis 'lo*7 Centre .t.‘' 60 Communist, ...: 77 Nationalists 41 The Social Democrats have, lost 15 seats, while the smaller partiea’ havo ! lost seats, The Communists:’have gain-1 ed ten, and the Centre , and‘Bavarian 1 Parties, which are combined* ’ have f gained seven. Tlie Nazis have gained 119. seats. . »; ~t-?•;

' HITLER’S CHECK. BERLIN, August 1. Well-informed people believe that Herr Hitler’s compromising connection with General Von Schleicher (Cabinet Minister) has checked his triumphant, career in the elections. The relative success of the-' Communists was a surprise. /They have, ap-J parently, won over, many of the,So-, cialists, owing to the workers’ cjisap-,; pointment at the mild behaviour, ;of j the displaced Prussian members of; .the Cabinet. \ POLITICAL TRUCE. BERLIN, August 1. ’ v ' A political truce has been decided, till August 10. No political meeting* of any kind will be allowed till then,, NAZI ADVANCE CHECKED. •5. • ;f! v • V , ” ’•* f LONDON, August T, “The Times’ ” Berlin correspondent says: “A comparison of the average results with those of the German, state elections reCeritly shows that, , present result haA brought the Cdihffiuhists some notable gains, and ha,*, : almost stopped ndvanbe, The Communists have move than reeofiped their total, losses. Qf] 1930, and at the State elections, The. Nazis, who had already advanced by leaps and hounds' from 18.3 per cent, of the total .votes in 1930 to 35.7 in the recent State elections, have now gained only two' per cent. Further, the combined Right parties have obtained only 45 per cent, of the votes, compared with 48 per cent, in the recent Prussian election.” The correspondent adds: “Unless the Government is able to function with the co-operation, or at least with _ the toleration of the Centre and the Bavarian People’s Party, or unless the Communists are suppressed, the same deadlock will be reached as that in the Prussian Diet. DR. BRUENING ELECTED. BERLIN, August 1. ’' Dr. Biuening (late Chancellor) has been returned for Dusseldorf. The Socialists secured one seat at Dusseldorf, the Nazis four, the Communists three, and the Centre Party . SIX. HITLER HOSTILE TO COALITION. BERLIN, August 1. Herr Hitler has announced that he would refuse to join any Coalition Government. ' '• * LATEST POSITION OF PARTIES. (Received this 6av nt 9.25-a m'' BERLIN, August 1. The state of the parties now is:— Nazis 230,- Socialists 133, Communists 89, Centre 76. Nationalists 37, ian People’s 22, German Nationalist’ PeopVs Party and other small groups 45, Christian Socialists 4, State Party 4, Peasants 2, Farmers’ League 2.