Matthias nods to the Prinz.

Thank you Prinz Elberhard, I am sorry to drag you away from your well deserved beer.

Matthias turns to the Diet.

I hereby announce my candidacy for reelection as Chancellor.

To some of you this might be a shock, for we have never had a two term Chancellor. This a fine tradition, but in this dangerous time we live in, we must adapt. We cannot risk to have an unproven leader take the helm of state.

I have accomplished much in my first term, but there are many goals I wish to finish. The Mongols must be destroyed and Jerusalem protected. Sicily must be expelled from Italy so as to remove the threat to Rome. The Teutonic Crusade must finish it's drive to Moscow and then return home. Our finances must continue to grow and our borders kept strong. Our allies must be kept in line, and our enemies weakened. These are the tasks left to me, I ask that you give me leave to finish them.

You all know me, you all know what I can do as Chancellor. I humbly ask that you give me a second term.

For God, Kaiser and the Reich.

Matthias sits, calmly awaiting the Diet's reaction.