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 kraju odustali i Alžirac Mohamed Beđaui, trenutna komesarka EU za spoljne odnose Benita Ferero-Valdner iz Austrije i ekvadorska političarka i diplomata Ivon Baki, Hosni i Bokova su ostali jedini u trci.