Would you say that Angela Merkels CDU &quot;never won an election&quot;? That would be a misleading statement when talking about a multi-party system rather than a two-party system.<p>The Nazi party itself did not have an absolute majority at any point, but they gained power by getting support from a majority in parliament, representing a majority of the voters. The power was achieved legitimately, but then it was used to dismantle the democratic system.