Thomas1195
Banned
Title says it all. What would happen if Germany still adopted FPTP instead of changing to PR after ww1?
It could actually have led to Hitler coming to power earlier: "The July 1932 election was Hitler's greatest triumph in the Weimar era...The Nazi party had assumed the title of the most popular party in Germany. *If a British first-past-the-post system had been in operation Hitler would have won an overall majority of seats.* [emphasis added--DT] https://books.google.com/books?id=rE7JAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96
Of course a standard reply is that Hitler might not have gotten that many votes in 1932 if there had been FPTP because that would have led to more stable government in the 1920's and early 1930's with fewer parties in the Reichstag. But if a more stable government still pursues policies that are as disastrous as Bruening's in OTL, I don't see it facing any less of a popular backlash...