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| | Central Union of German Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | The Central Union of German Democrats emerged as a reaction to the defeat of the democratic forces in electio ns to the Frankfurt national assembly. |
 | | 234 delegates from 89 unions, primarily based in southern and western Germany, elected a central committee consisting of five persons to sit in Berlin, and adopted a program seeking a democratic republic, that is, "a constitution in which the people as a whole will take responsibility for the freedom and welfare of the individual". |
 | | At the second Congress of Democrats, which was held in Berlin October 26 to 30, 1848 and was insufficiently prepared by the central committee, there were widespread contradictions among the 226 delegates regarding basic aspects of revolutionary perspectives, democratic strategy, and strategic action. |
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