He was appointed by the president after his party had won many elections.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Hitler first contested the election for the office of the president but was defeated by Hindenburg by a margin of 16.2% votes. In the elections that were conducted in July of 1932, the Nazis secured a majority and won 230 seats.
Hitler asked President Hindenburg to allow him to serve as the chancellor but Hindenburg chose Papen over Hitler. After Papen resigned from the office of the chancellor, Hindenburg asked one of his trusted subordinates named Schleicher to take his position and denied Hitler the chance once again.
Schleicher, for his personal benefit, tried to appoint one of his friends named Gregor Strasser to the office of the vice-chancellor. This gave rise to disputes among the Nazis. Finally then, Hindenburg dismissed Schleicher from his office and appointed Hitler as the chancellor.
