Practice question · Estimate
The German SPD became the largest party in the Reichstag at the elections of 1912. Estimate the percentage of the vote it took.
Estimate on a scale from 0 per cent (0) to 60 per cent (60).
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- It was the largest single party but far from a majority.
- A little over a third.
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35 (answers within ±3 count)
Why
About 35 per cent: roughly 110 seats and the largest party in the country. The figure is worth holding beside 1914: the most powerful socialist party in the world, in a state whose government was not answerable to parliament, voted for war credits in August, and the gap between electoral strength and constitutional power is part of the explanation.
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