New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani contacted the speaker of the New York state Assembly, 'seeking support for a third term,' The New York Times reported Wednesday.
This came on the same day that Giuliani asked other candidates for mayor who squared off in a Tuesday primary to 'maintain unity' in the city during its current crisis.
Because of laws prohibiting elected officers in New York from seeking more than two consecutive terms, Giuliani was not on ballots in this week's primary.
Giuliani, a Republican, was first elected mayor in 1993 and is due to close out his second term this fall.
However, on the heels of a recent spike in his approval rating after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York, Giuliani has said he would be open to a third term, if possible, the Times reported.
'I am open to the idea of doing it,' Giuliani said in a Wednesday evening broadcast of '60 Minutes II' on CBS. 'I don't know yet the right way or the right thing to do and I have to really consult and talk to the governor and other people that really have to have a voice, a role in figuring out how to do it.'
