▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁took ▁office ▁with ▁little ▁enthus ias m . ▁His ▁failure ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁votes ▁of ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁supp or ters ▁stra ined ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Br ü ning ▁irre par ably , ▁and ▁he ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁ch an cell or ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁serious ▁blow ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁supported ▁Br ü ning ' s ▁style ▁of ▁president ial ▁rule ▁by ▁dec ree . ▁Br ü ning ' s ▁successor ▁was ▁Franz ▁von ▁Pap en , ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁Sch leich er ' s ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁experience ▁or ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁Reich stag . ▁Sch leich er ▁and ▁Pap en ▁court ed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Naz is ▁by ▁calling ▁new ▁Reich stag ▁elections ▁and ▁lif ting ▁a ▁ban ▁Br ü ning ▁had ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁Naz i ▁St urm ab teilung . ▁The ▁NS D AP ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁elections ▁in ▁July ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁even ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁and ▁having ▁over ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁while ▁Pap en ' s ▁position ▁was ▁und erm ined . ▁Pap en ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁again ▁with ▁elections ▁in ▁November , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Naz is ▁lost ▁seats ▁but ▁remained ▁the ▁largest ▁party . ▁Although ▁Pap en ▁retained ▁the ▁trust ▁of ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁the ▁army , ▁he ▁was ▁widely ▁un pop ular ▁and ▁a ▁strike ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁and