 On April 29, 2013, Mr. Longueira was nominated by the UDI as its candidate for the 2013 presidential election, replacing Laurence Golborne.On 30 June 2013, Longueira won the primary election of the right-wing coalition "Alianza por Chile "with the 51.37% of the vote against the candidate of National Renewal, Andrés Allamand, becoming the only candidate of the coalition for the 2013 presidential election.On 17 July 2013, Longueira abruptly withdrew his candidature, citing personal health problems as a reason.