▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁seeking ▁public ▁office ▁and ▁was ▁especially ▁une asy ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁becoming ▁Germany ' s ▁head ▁of ▁state , ▁he ▁rel uct antly ▁agreed ▁to ▁stand , ▁supposed ly ▁only ▁after ▁first ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁de posed ▁Kaiser . ▁His ▁major ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁the ▁D VP , ▁the ▁German ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( DN VP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( B VP ). ▁The ▁D VP , ▁and ▁especially ▁its ▁leader ▁Gustav ▁Str es emann , ▁had ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁H inden burg ▁presiden cy ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁possible ▁re per cuss ions ▁for ▁German ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁but ▁eventually ▁came ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁left , ▁Zent rum ▁refused ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁SP D ' s ▁Braun , ▁so ▁Braun ▁with d rew . ▁The ▁SP D ▁agreed ▁to ▁support ▁Zent rum ' s ▁Marx ▁as ▁the ▁common ▁candidate ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁H inden burg . ▁The ▁D DP ▁also ▁rel uct antly ▁with d rew ▁its ▁candidate ▁and ▁supported ▁Marx . ▁As ▁Marx ' s ▁supp or ters ▁included ▁both ▁the ▁moder ate ▁left ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁centre , ▁he ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁chance ▁of ▁winning . ▁The ▁three ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁were ▁therefore ▁H inden burg , ▁Marx , ▁and ▁Th äl mann ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ists . ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April , ▁with ▁a ▁turn out ▁of