German government-in-exile

The German government-in-exile, officially the German Republic (German: Deutsche Republik), is a government-in-exile formed after the collapse of the Weimar Republic during the German Civil War.
Based in London in the United Kingdom, the exile government is dominated by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The government is organized under a federal republican constitution, which had not been able to be completed during the Weimar period. It claims authority over all of Germany, including the separatist states of the Rhenish Republic and Baden-Württemberg. In practice its influence is greatly limited, with little proven support among the German people.
Though the government-in-exile is an opposition government to the Free Socialist Republic of Germany (FSRD), it has not achieved universal recognition among western capitalist governments. Its chief benefactor is the United Kingdom, which has recognised it as the rightful government of Germany since 1928 following its withdrawal of the recognition of the FSRD. The government has been vehemently opposed by France since the May 1925 coup, with the French government rejecting any prospect of a unified Germany. As of 1932 it is recognised as the rightful German government only by the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies, as well as Japan.
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