The Nazi Party lost 35 seats in the
November 1932 election, but remained the Reichstag's largest party, with 196 seats (33.09%). The Social Democrats (SPD) won 121 seats (20.43%) and the Communists (KPD) won 100 (16.86%).
The
Comintern described all moderate left-wing parties as "social fascists", and urged the Communists to devote their energies to the destruction of the moderate left. As a result, the
KPD, following orders from Moscow, rejected overtures from the Social Democrats to form a political alliance against the NSDAP.
After Chancellor Papen left office, he secretly told Hitler that he still held considerable sway with President Hindenburg and that
he would make Hitler chancellor as long as he, Papen, could be the vice chancellor. Another notable event was the publication of the
Industrielleneingabe, a letter signed by
22 important representatives of industry, finance and agriculture, asking Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor.
Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after the parliamentary elections of July and November 1932 had not resulted in the formation of a majority government. Hitler headed a short-lived coalition government formed by the NSDAP and the
German National People's Party (DNVP).