▁mixture ▁of ▁pan - G erman ism , ▁ant is emit ism , ▁opposition ▁to ▁imm igration , ▁dec ry ing ▁parliament ary ▁parties , ▁and ▁res ent ment ▁towards ▁big ▁business . ▁A ▁fr inge ▁group ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁NS D AP , ▁whose ▁members ▁were ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁" N az is ", ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁public ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁right ▁by ▁a ▁refer endum ▁against ▁the ▁Young ▁Plan ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁and ▁a ided ▁by ▁Alfred ▁H ugen berg ' s ▁main stream ▁German ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( DN VP ), ▁dram atically ▁increasing ▁its ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁system ▁During ▁the ▁We imar ▁Republic ▁the ▁law ▁provided ▁that ▁if ▁no ▁candidate ▁received ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁( i . e . ▁more ▁than ▁half ) ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁president ial ▁election ▁then ▁a ▁second ▁ball ot ▁would ▁occur ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁candidate ▁with ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁votes ▁would ▁be ▁de emed ▁elected . ▁It ▁was ▁permitted ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁an ▁alternative ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁Br ü ning ▁had ▁developed ▁plans ▁to ▁e va de ▁direct ▁elections ▁by ▁a ▁Reich stag ▁resolution ▁to ▁extend ▁H inden burg ' s ▁time ▁in ▁office ▁by