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[–] Glory_Beckons 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Note the subtle gaslighting in the graph:

Hitler takes over

The NSDAP was democratically elected, being the largest party in Germany since mid 1932, and Hitler was duly sworn in as Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg.

Note also the more blatant gaslighting on Wiki.

He played a key role in the Nazi "Seizure of Power" in January 1933 when, under pressure from advisers, he appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of a "Government of National Concentration", even though the Nazis were a minority in both the cabinet and the Reichstag.

Parties in Germany usually don't have absolute majority, since there are many, and have to form coalitions with other parties to get things done. Merkel's party is also a minority. In fact, she had to deal with the prospect of governing without a coalition quite recently. From that article:

How would a minority government form in Germany?

If no majority coalition forms, the ball is in President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's court. He must pick a candidate for chancellor that is then put to a vote in the Bundestag. The president, which barring situations like the current coalition conundrum is a largely ceremonial role in Germany, is likely to choose the leading candidate of the party that won the most votes in the elections (Merkel in this case). But he doesn't have to.

Ergo, exactly the same situation. Her party was smaller in the last election, at 32.93% of the popular vote, than the NSDAP at the time, with 37.27% of the votes.