Right-liberal political party founded by
Since Stresemann was essentially a monarchist, when he decided to cooperate with the {{link=Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic the DVP was at first excluded as being among the "national opposition." When Stresemann became chancellor in 1923, the DVP was part of the "Great Coalition," composed of representatives of the Social Democrats, the Center, and the German Democrats. It dwindled с 1927, and large sections of it went over to the extreme right.