The SPD once swore to defend the republic against any coup d'etat, from the right or the left. German workers wait for a call to action. The SPD promise to appeal Papen's coup to the courts. Nothing else happens. The KPD calls for a general strike.
Nazis are now Germany's largest party.
Papen thinks he can manipulate the Nazis , but they realize they don't need him. The Reichstag is dissolved and new elections called for November 6. Nazi faithful have begun to tire of Hitler's political maneuvers to gain power carefully. In the election, Nazis lose two million votes. But this is lost on the Comintern and KPD .