Z (political party)

A political party with the initial Z was one of parties in Weimar Germany. As well as the DVP, KPD, SDP and NSDAP, they fought the elections of July and November 1932. (AUDIO: The Alchemists)

When Adolf Hitler came to power in January 1933 and established the Third Reich, the Nazis denounced democracy, (PROSE: Just War, AUDIO: Just War) and quashed all opposing views. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)

Behind the scenes
The Z party is the, or Zentrum, a. After the Second World War, the party reformed but it never regained its 1930s status and remains a marginal party in German politics.