▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁H inden burg ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁among ▁them ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁until ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁right ▁was ▁Karl ▁Jar res ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( D VP ), ▁a ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁mayor ▁of ▁D uis burg . ▁Otto ▁Braun , ▁the ▁SP D ' s ▁candidate , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Minister - Pres ident ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁and ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁and ▁respect ed ▁figure . ▁Zent rum ' s ▁candidate , ▁Wilhelm ▁Marx , ▁was ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁ch an cell or . ▁▁ ▁The ▁other ▁significant ▁candidates ▁were ▁Ernst ▁Th äl mann ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( K PD ) ▁and ▁Wil ly ▁Hell p ach ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( DD P ). ▁The ▁German ▁V öl k isch ▁Fre edom ▁Party ▁( D VF P ) ▁put ▁forward ▁Er ich ▁Lud endor ff ▁but ▁secured ▁only ▁a ▁neg lig ible ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁The ▁first ▁ball ot ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March , ▁with ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 6 8 . 9 %. ▁ ▁Second ▁round ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁Jar res ▁with d rew ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁H inden burg , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁committed ▁monarch ist ▁and ▁popular ▁former ▁general . ▁Although ▁H inden burg ▁had