A coalition government formed in uncertain times, the Weimar Republic faced numerous problems, from both inside and external sources. The years 1924 to 1929 are generally termed the “Goldene Zwanziger” of the short-lived democracy, but preceded by crisis and ended with political takeover, this period was more a facade of relative stability than a cemented constant. Hence this period can be seen as years of stability for the Weimar Republic to a rather small extent. The Weimar Republic was built on unstable foundations and fraught with crisis in the years leading up to 1924, and never achieved a lasting state of political stability throughout 1924 to 1929. This latent instability existed in the form of political discord in the coalition government and German dissatisfaction with democracy. At its creation, it was branded the “November Criminals” and received little mass support. Prior to 1924, it was threatened by both left-wing and right-wing extremists. While election results from 1924 onwards showed an optimistic trend of increasing votes for parties sympathetic to the Republic, such as the Social Democratic Party which held 153 majority seats, and hence a more centralised government and increased political stability, these were circumstantial results accompanying the superficial prosperity of the time. The failures of the system can be attributed to its structural faults and weak leadership of the majority party. A coalition government’s political plurality benefits are overridden when the system is hampered by the excessive checks and balances, and uncooperative political parties of very diverse views. The German people were primarily concerned with having a strong, decisive government that could make policies effectively, then secondarily the ideals of democracy. The Weimar was unable to act as such, and the disagreements in the coalition governments were reflected in the six changes to government through the period of 1924 to 1929. Many of the parties were narrowly sectional and strove only to promote the interests of the class, religion or social sector they represented. Furthermore, the creation of the Weimar Republic did not abolish old institutions whose ideals were aligned with nationalist and authoritarian principles. Th