Overview

• Luis Petri left the UCR, joined La Libertad Avanza and now heads the Mendoza slate for national deputy, with Alfredo Cornejo swiftly showcasing joint appearances after the filing.
• The alliance’s candidate launch in Mendoza unfolded under visible strain, with separate camps and cornejistas accusing Petri of betrayal.
• Álvaro “Laucha” Martínez, tied to Omar De Marchi, was placed on the national list over local objections and was absent from Milei’s first campaign photo, though Cornejo included him on the Mendoza stage.
• Radical senators Rodolfo Suárez and Mariana Juri broke from the alliance line on key votes, and Capital mayor Ulpiano Suárez is moving to secure disability funding locally in a signal of distance from the national stance.
• Ex-Las Heras mayor Daniel Orozco, under investigation and subject to a travel ban, is running for the provincial Senate with Protectora, and critics warn an election win would confer immunity.