democrats in germany and this is been a position that i have tried to devote myself to and for thirteen years now i've been the chancellor of germany a position that has been an honor and a challenge at like every day by another thirtieth of may two thousand and five. i have when i spoke to you and told you that i would run as chancellor candidate i said at the time it was because i wanted to serve germany. serving germany and the people who live here in times of national and international difficulties this is been a challenge but also a summit is firing position and the fact that i have done it's been able to do it so long is something i'm grateful for i've often said i wasn't born as a chancellor and i've never forgotten that i wasn't born a chance at the same time i have a clear sense that the time has come to open