The impact of the 1933 elections

• PSOE's share of the vote dropped in the 1933 election.
• 1. Record of unsuccessful reform and its willingness to use force against working people meant there was little enthusiasm for the party.
• 2) The PSOE decided to contest the 1933 elections without seeking alliances with other parties.
• PSOE's representation in the cortes was halved, dropping to 58 deputies.
• Republican Action Party, which Azana was a member of, was devastated in the election and was reduced to only 7 cortes deputies.
• 2 parties did well in the election: Lerroux's Radical Republicans gained 104 seats, and CEDA, having gained 115 deputies, became the biggest party in the cortes.
• Role of president Zamora:

  He refused to appoint Gil-Robles as prime minister, in spite of the 1933 election result. He believed Gil-Robles was determined to undermine democracy and establish and authoritarian regime. He asked Lerroux to form a new government. It consisted of the Radical Republicans with support in the cortes from CEDA. New government's key aim of this was to reverse the reforms introduced under Azana.