After a heated and much-disputed primary election process involving five candidates, Figueres won the party's nomination in 1993 and went on to the national election that he won in February 1994.
Tras unhas primarias acaloradas e moi disputadas con cinco pre-candidatos, Figueres conseguiu a indicación como candidato o 1993, e gañou as eleccións nacionais en febreiro de 1994.