After his nomination was announced, he said he wanted to become mayor "because I can propose and realise a more efficient managerial project and turn the town into a European capital of an EU member country".
Kada je njegova kandidatura objavljena, Orešarski je izjavio da želi da bude gradonačelnik «zato što može da predloži i sprovede mnogo efikasniji projekat upravljanja i pretvori grad u evropsku prestonicu zemlje članice EU».