英國首相卡梅隆:不尋求第三次連任
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not seek a third term at 10 Downing Street if his Conservative Party wins the upcoming parliamentary elections.
In an interview with BBC television that aired Monday, Mr. Cameron pledged to serve a full five-year term if his party remains in government after the May 10 vote, saying he wanted to finish working on such issues as education and welfare reform.
But the prime minister told interviewer James Landale that "terms are like shredded wheat - two are wonderful, but three might just be too many."
"There definitely comes a time when a fresh pair of eyes and fresh leadership would be good, and the Conservative Party has some great people coming up," Mr. Cameron added, naming Home Secretary Theresa May, Chancellor George Osborne and London Mayor Boris Johnson as potential successors.英國首相卡梅隆說，如果他的保守黨在即將舉行的議會選舉中獲勝，他不會尋求第三個首相任期。
在英國廣播公司星期一播出的採訪報道中，卡梅隆誓言如果保守黨在5月10日選舉後繼續執政，他將作滿五年首相任期，並表示他希望在任內解決教育和福利改革等問題。
但卡梅隆對電視節目主持人蘭戴爾說，這就像是早餐時吃碎麥片條，兩個剛剛好，第三個就太多了。(註解： 20世紀70年代末首相卡梅隆16歲時，伊頓公學早餐主食是大塊碎麥片條。當時的流行廣告說，你吃兩個可以，三個就太多了。)
卡梅隆還說，新人和新領導將成爲好事，這一刻肯定會到來，而且保守黨內正在涌現出一些了不起的人物。卡梅隆提到內政大臣特里薩•梅、財政大臣奧斯本和倫敦市長約翰遜，爲潛在的繼任者。
