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1925 German presidential election

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Source revisionSep 6, 2026
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A presidential election was held in Germany on 29 March 1925, with a runoff on 26 April. It was the first direct election to the office of president of Germany, the head of state of the Weimar Republic, and followed the death in office of Friedrich Ebert. The first round of the election included seven candidates and resulted in no clear frontrunner. In the second round, the centrist parties united around Wilhelm Marx of the Catholic Centre Party, while the parties of the Right convinced former field marshal Paul von Hindenburg, who had not run in the first round, to enter the contest. He won with 48.3% of the vote.

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