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Communists wouldn't take power - some other "right-wing" party would, probably the German National People's Party. Fact of the matter is, despite the raving of the Nazis, the Communists were never anywhere close to power, at best placing a distant third place with roughly 16% of the vote.

Between the Socialist and Communist parties, they had, in their combined best showing, 222 seats, or 36.5% of the seats available. And that was their high point. Both of these parties could not stand the other, either.