The Vice Governor of Mendoza, Hebe Casado, who had announced her definitive affiliation with La Libertad Avanza would occur after the elections, which has not yet happened, but could take place in the coming days. For now, everything indicates that the ground is clear to move forward in this direction. The truth is that Cornejo and Milei maintain a good relationship, and the political landscape suggests that the provincial governor's support will deepen in the National Congress after December 10th, when the new deputies take office. It is a fact in itself, and a significant piece of data, that the Frente Cambia Mendoza - La Libertad Avanza alliance won 4 of the 5 provincial seats at stake, and that three of the four deputies respond directly to President Milei. After the victory on Sunday, President Javier Milei's government made a 180-degree turn in its political strategy. Among the most outstanding points are a more open management to dialogue and greater proximity to the provinces. The Head of State understood that he needs the provincial leaders to push specific projects as well as design a public works policy more concentrated at the provincial level. In this sense, one of the roots of this new strategy will be to visit different districts, with small provincial tables set up, in a favorable scenario for the National Government, especially in areas where the votes were favorable to them. The central region is Milei's stronghold. This is why these provincial structures will begin to become visible mainly in three provinces: Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Mendoza. The turn of Entre Ríos and Chaco will also come. Regarding Mendoza, what is happening is very curious. With quite broad parliamentary support, Governor Alfredo Cornejo has been elevated as one of the provincial governors most valued by the Casa Rosada. After that, the electoral alliance between the provincial and national governments was formed once the governor decided to hold concurrent elections and set them for the same Sunday as the legislative elections at the national level. With this, the alliance party garnered 54% of the vote, being one of the districts that showed the most support for the national government and, consequently, one of President Milei's favorites, who was crowned the winner last weekend with 40% of the vote nationwide. Likewise, Mendoza was the first province to show support in terms of public works after Cornejo signed an agreement with Vialidad Nacional by which the province would take charge of the maintenance of the national routes that cross its local soil. It was not the only one, but it was the first, and with that gesture, it showed an explicit endorsement of the measures promoted by the Casa Rosada, which seeks different ways to comply with fiscal balance under the motto of 'not spending more than what comes in'. Along with the need to establish a new system of fund distribution, that was one of the most important issues discussed during the meeting held on Thursday afternoon by the president and part of his cabinet with the provincial governors. Cornejo was not present, but Vice Governor Hebe Casado was, who positioned herself in the group photo on the right side of the president.
