As Algeria's Mohammed Bedjaoui, current EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner of Austria and Ecuadorean politician and diplomat Ivonne Baki also quit eventually, Hosni and Bokova were the last to remain in the competition.
S obzirom da su na koncu odustali i Alžirac Mohammed Bedjaoui, sadašnja povjerenica EU za vanjske odnose Benita Ferrero-Waldner iz Austrije i ekvadorska političarka i diplomatkinja Ivonne Baki, Hosni i Bokova ostali su jedini u utrci.