PP D ), ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Party ▁( PR ) ▁and ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁Party . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 3 ▁election , ▁a ▁convention ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁month ▁proc laimed ▁Frei ▁Ru iz - Tag le ▁as ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Con cert ación , ▁who ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁mag ist racy ▁with ▁ 5 7 . 9 8 % ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁election ▁figures ▁of ▁a ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Chile . ▁ ▁Definition ▁of ▁cand ida cies ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁pre - c andid ates ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁within ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Part ies ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁government ▁that ▁ur ged ▁the ▁parties ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁party ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁common ▁candidate , ▁after ▁the ▁good ▁results ▁Ob tain ed ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Christian ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁the ▁civil ▁engineer ▁Edu ardo ▁Frei ▁Ru iz - Tag le , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁President ▁Edu ardo ▁Frei ▁Mont al va , ▁was ▁introduced . ▁Despite ▁his ▁having ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁his ▁first ▁national ▁majority ▁Elect ed ▁sen ator ▁by ▁Santiago ▁Ori ente ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ,