 The Reichstag elections of 6 June 1920 brought a defeat for the parties that had carried the previous government—SPD, DDP and Zentrum, the so-called "Weimar Coalition".Their share of the popular vote had dropped from 74.8% in the January 1919 election to 43.6%.Gains were made both by the parties on the right—the DVP and DNVP—and the far left, the KPD and the USPD.