The most relevant political decision of the week in the interior of the country came from Cuyo. The governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo, formalized an electoral alliance with President Javier Milei's party this Tuesday. This way, the local Unión Cívica Radical and La Libertad Avanza will compete together both in the provincial elections and in the national elections on October 26. The coalition will be called "La Libertad Avanza + Cambia Mendoza".
The confirmation was communicated simultaneously by the presidents of both parties in the district. The agreement comes after weeks of speculation, in the context of a divided and disoriented Peronism, which even had to postpone the closing of candidate lists to avoid new internal fractures.
The president of Mendoza's UCR and head of the provincial Chamber of Deputies, Andrés "Peti" Lombardi, highlighted the political dimension of this pact: "Our priority is to consolidate order, seek prosperity, and leave behind the impoverishing Kirchnerism, which has done so much harm to Argentina and also to our province."
Lombardi emphasized that Mendoza, for years, has chosen "the path of fiscal balance, austerity, lower taxes, deregulation, and respect for those who produce". "Today, many of these reforms are also being consolidated at the national level with the President's drive", he stressed, drawing a line of continuity with Javier Milei's administration, which in less than a year managed to stop monetary issuance, eliminate the deficit, and restore hope to millions of Argentines.
In the same vein, he clarified that the agreement "is neither personal nor partisan", but a mature strategy to "coordinate what works", highlighting that "Argentina needs responsible provinces and a Nation that supports them". He expressly thanked the trust of President Javier Milei and his sister and general secretary, Karina Milei: "We are going to defend this course with conviction, with results, and with the certainty that we are doing the right thing for Mendoza and for the country."
Meanwhile, national deputy Facundo Correa Llano, a libertarian leader in the province, recalled that 71% of Mendoza's electorate supported Javier Milei in November 2023, confirming that Mendoza is one of the strongholds of the liberal project at the national level.
"In two years, we delivered: we lowered taxes, eliminated the deficit, stopped monetary issuance, and deactivated the greatest economic crisis in our history. Today Argentina has two options: return to Kirchnerist failure or deepen the model of freedom that brings order to the economy and puts an end to decline," said Correa Llano.
