May 1928
9 May
Gustav Stresemann falls seriously ill. The foreign minister’s health attracts a great deal of attention from the media. In the period that follows, Stresemann suffers blows to his health again and again. Despite his condition he remains in office and exercises an active influence on Germany’s foreign policy.
[Overesch/Saal, p. 370]
20 May
The left-wing parties are the victors in the Reichstag elections. The SPD leads the way; with 29.8% of the vote, it is clearly the largest group in the Reichstag. The KPD (10.6%) also manages to reach out to a wider electorate. By contrast, the share of votes cast for the DNVP noticeably decreases from 20.5% to 14.3%. But also the Center Party and liberal parties suffer significant losses. The NSDAP is represented in the Reichstag with just 2.6% of the vote.
[Winkler, p. 334]