Overview
- Returning from an overseas trip, Mendoza Governor Alfredo Cornejo downplayed Luis Petri’s attribution of the provincial win to Karina Milei and cast the midterms as a plebiscite that favored both provincial and national administrations.
- Luis Petri’s remark triggered pushback from Cornejo allies, including the vice‑governor, who argued the victory belonged to the provincial leadership, though Cornejo insisted the result was not a blank check.
- Following cabinet changes, Manuel Adorni and Diego Santilli are conducting intensive meetings with provincial leaders to resolve disputes over transfers, public works and retained funds.
- Governors circulated a restricted eight‑point list that seeks solutions on pension deficits, ATN and fuel‑tax shares, completion of stalled projects, route transfers, debt flexibility and guarantees, and related administrative fixes.
- Mendoza’s 2026 budget was approved by a 45–1 vote, as national figures including Patricia Bullrich and Santilli explore congressional paths to pass the federal budget and pending labor and tax reforms, with posts such as RENAPER part of parallel power negotiations.