British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that he will not run for a third term, if he wins the second term in the elections on May 7 because, as he estimated, then the time will come for a new leader of his conservative party.
Cameron, whose party is tied in polls with opposition Labor, also said he would like to serve the full five-year second term from 2015 to 2020 if re-elected, dispelling speculation that he would step down after a possible referendum on membership in the European Union in 2017.
"I'm making myself available for a full five years. I feel fit and healthy enough to do the job. I really love my job and I care about winning. If I don't make it I'll be disappointed," Cameron told the BBC.
However, when asked if he wanted a third term, Cameron replied: "No... I'm not thinking about a third term".
Cameron (48), also said that among his possible successors are Home Secretary Theresa May, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Finance Minister George Osborne, and that then it will be time for "a new pair of eyes and fresh leadership".
Cameron became prime minister in 2010 and led Britain's first coalition government since World War II, with the centre-left Liberal Democrat party as his Conservative partner.
Cameron's comments were seen as an attempt to emphasize his party's message that its job of rebuilding the economy and reforming Great Britain is only half done and that it needs another five years to complete it, adds the BBC.
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