▁the ▁SP D ▁and ▁Centre ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁We imar ▁Co al ition , ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁parties ▁regarded ▁as ▁most ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁We imar ▁system . ▁Only ▁Marx ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁important ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁tur bul ent ▁times ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁occurred ▁and ▁because , ▁under ▁the ▁We imar ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁w ield ed ▁considerable ▁power . ▁H inden burg ▁would ▁be ▁again ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁election ▁and ▁would ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party . ▁However , ▁many ▁of ▁H inden burg ' s ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁back ers ▁were ▁subsequently ▁disappoint ed . ▁Although ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed ▁his ▁election ▁many ▁question ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁certain ▁of ▁his ▁actions , ▁H inden burg ▁never ▁attempted ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁We imar ▁constitution ▁out right . ▁ ▁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 ▁Se vent een ▁candidates ▁stood ▁in