Iako ni Plevneliev niti Popova nisu članovi GERB-a, njihova pobjeda toj stranci omogućava da preuzme zadnju od tri institucije političke vlasti u Bugarskoj koja je ostala van njene kontrole nakon parlamentarnih izbora u julu 2009.
Although neither Plevneliev nor Popova are members of GERB, their victory allows the party to take over the last of the three institutions of political power in Bulgaria that remained outside its control after the July 2009 parliamentary elections.