 Following local elections on 24 April 1932 the Nazi Party became the largest party in the Bürgerschaft, but they were able to take control of the assembly only in 1933, after entering into coalition with the German National Party (""Deutsche Staatspartei""/ DStP) and the National People's Party (""Deutschnationale Volkspartei"" / DNVP).On a national level, in January 1933 the political backdrop was transformed when the Nazi Party took power and converted Germany into a one-party dictatorship.Political activity - except in support of the Nazi Party - became illegal.