Plevneliev resigned from his ministerial post in early September after the governing party nominated him as its candidate for the presidential vote, whose first round was held on October 23rd.
Plevnelijev je podneo ostavku na svoje ministarsko mesto početkom septembra, nakon što ga je vladajuća stranka predložila za svog kandidata na predsedničkim izborima, čija je prva runda održana 23. oktobra.