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The Weimar Republic was in existence for thirteen years. In that time, some 40 parties were represented in the Reichstag. This fragmentation of political power was in part due to the peculiar parliamentary system of the Weimar Republic, and in part due to the many challenges facing German democracy in this period. ==Weimar political parties== ===Left-wing=== *''Deutsche Demokratische Partei (DDP)'' — German Democratic Party. A left-wing social-liberal party. One of the two main liberal parties. Their party newspapers were the ''Vossische Zeitung'' and the ''Volkswacht''. *''Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD)'' — Formed out of a number of left-wing groups, including the left wing of the USPD and the Spartacist League. It was a Marxist-Leninist party that advocated revolution by the proletariat and the creation of a communist regime according to the example of the Soviet Union. The party's major paper was the ''Die Rote Fahne'' (The Red Flag). *''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)'' — (between 1917 and 1922 also called ''Mehrheitssozialdemokratische Partei (MSPD)'' - Majority Social Democrats); they supported the parliamentary system of democracy, and extensive social programs in the economy. Its party newspaper was the ''Vorwärts''. *''Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (USPD)'' —, "Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany" - left wing faction that had split from the SPD in 1917. Parts of it split off, forming the Communist Party, while the majority reunited with the MSPD in 1922. It was a Marxist party that sought change through parliament and social progressive programs. *''National Bolsheviks'' — Led by Ernst Niekisch, they combined ultranationalism with social radicalism by claiming to espouse both 'German' principles and much of the programme carried out by the Bolsheviks under Lenin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weimar political parties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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