2023-09-24 21:00:00
The province of Mendoza went to the polls this Sunday to elect its governor for the next four years, in a fight that polarized between the radical Alfredo Cornejo (Cambia Mendoza) and former PRO Omar De Marchi (Unión Mendocina). During the day, 19 senators and 24 provincial deputies were also defined. The Electoral Board of Mendoza reported that the 71% of the voters attended to votewhich indicates a growth of five points in electoral participation with respect to the provincial PASO that took place in June.
At 6 p.m. the polls closed and the counting of votes began.
The first results of the elections would be known around 10:00 p.m..
The Mendoza Electoral Board indicated that the results will be made public once 30% of the provisional scrutiny is completed in all departments of the province. In this framework, it is expected that by 22 there will be a clear trend regarding the final result.
Greater electoral participation with respect to the provincial PASO
The Electoral Board of Mendoza reported that the The percentage of electoral participation grew 5 points with respect to the provincial PASO.
Of the total of 1,488,736 people eligible to vote, 71% of the voters went to the polls, compared to the 66% registered on June 11.
Around 10 p.m. the first results of the election day will be known.
Visit of Patricia Bullrich to support Alfredo Cornejo
The presidential candidate of Together for Change, Patricia BullrichI arrived in Mendoza around 7 p.m., in principle without scheduled activities, except waiting for the results.
His running mate, Luis Petri from Mendoza, confirmed his presence during the morning. “We are going to wait for the results with her, Alfredo and Hebe Casado (the candidate for lieutenant governor),” he told the press.
After the electoral victories in Santa Fe and Chaco, the former Security Minister’s coalition is excited regarding the possibility of adding another governorship.
Omar De Marchi rejected the complaints once morest him for “vote buying”
The candidate for governor of Mendoza for La Unión Mendocina, Omar De Marchi, rejected the complaints that political opponents maintain once morest him by accusing him of trying to buy votes in exchange for bags of food and spoke regarding his relationship with the presidential candidate for La Unión Mendocina. Libertad Avanza (LLA), Javier Milei.
After voting, De Marchi pointed out his main competitor, the radical Alfredo Cornejo (Cambia Mendoza) by stating that “There have been certain traps” and that “they have tried to articulate things in these hours as a result of desperation to lose.”
In statements with the local media, the leader of La Unión Mendocina spoke of the polarization that he is leading once morest Cornejo and stressed that his political space, which he defined as a provincial force, has maintained the two founding pillars: concern for the province and the future of it.
“The Mendoza Union is not a political space, it is a cry of rebellion once morest the stillness of today’s Mendoza, once morest the lack of answers and solutions, once morest things not working,” he argued, and completed: “If we win, it would be a blow for those who do not know Mendoza, but for those who do know, no.”
Likewise, he reported having been the victim of a dirty campaign promoted by opponents via social networks, where photos of him with representatives of Unión por la Patria were disseminated, and he remarked: “The result of the PASO has disoriented many who believed they had the upper hand tied”.
Asked regarding his relationship with the presidential candidate of La Libertad Avanza, he responded: “We have a very good personal relationship with Milei. I really appreciate that he has put interesting ideas on the table. But for me, there is nothing more important than the province of Mendoza.”
“We have a great dialogue and a deep relationship. We talk regarding the country, institutional advances in the province, and important issues,” De Marchi revealed. .
Finally, he called on society to vote and was aware of “the anger that exists due to the lack of results from the Government”, which is why he stressed that “We must take responsibility for this time, which means going to raise our voice at the ballot box with a vote.”
Rodolfo Suárez denounced the “discrimination” of the national government towards the province
Governor Rodolfo Suárez assured today that “In this Argentina that we are living in, surely of changes, Mendoza is going to be in a very good position to grow when the macroeconomy settles in.”
When casting his vote, the president said that “we are a Government and a serious team, who know where we have to go. Mendoza is well administered and we have been through difficult times with the men and women of Mendoza, for the discrimination we have had from the national government, for belonging to a different political color.”
Suarez stressed that “in this Argentina that we are living in, surely undergoing changes, Mendoza will be in a very good position to grow when the macroeconomy settles in.”
He also questioned the tone of the campaign, stating: “I don’t remember being aware of a campaign with this amount of grievances. I suppose that many went outside the scheme of what we Mendoza people are, of respect, of institutionality.”
Alfredo Cornejo announced that Patricia Bullrich will be in Mendoza
The radical candidate for governor of Cambia Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo, assured that He hopes “that this election will help the people of Mendoza to choose a good government in a national context that may be turbulent in the first part but that must be one of growth later.”
The leader of Together for Change indicated that “Argentina has to change its economic orientation,” since the instruments in that area “They are very relevant in all provinces.” “Let’s hope that this change in economic orientation at the national level will have a good impact on Mendoza”said the former provincial leader following casting his vote.
The radical candidate also referred to the harshness with which the electoral campaign was experienced in the jurisdiction and remarked: “It was negative, with many grievances. We must put it aside. We have tried not to fall into that.”
On the other hand, he clarified that the presidential candidate for Together for Change, Patricia Bullrich, “is going to come” to the province to accompany them.
Who are the candidates in Mendoza
The favorite formula to win is the one made up of Senator Cornejo and Hebe Casado, under the seal “Cambia Mendoza”. The pair defeated Luis Petri (Patricia Bullrich’s running mate) and Patricia Giménez internally, and is well positioned to succeed the current president Rodolfo Suárez, who does not have re-election.
For its part, the national deputy De Marchi, who competes on the outside with “Unión Mendocina” together with Daniel Orozco, aspires to strike a blow in the bastion of radicalism. Together for Change broke down in Cuyo territory and the national leadership of the coalition supported the radical candidates of “Cambia Mendoza.”
Peronism, grouped in the Frente Elegí Mendoza, presented itself with Omar Parisi-Lucas Ilardofollowing an internal one that included the pre-candidacies for governor and vice of Guillermo Carmona-Liliana Paponet, Nicolás Guillén-Lorena Martín and Alfredo Guevara-Patricia Galván.
While the Unity Left Front has Lautaro Jiménez and Noelia Barbeito (PTS), following defeating Víctor da Vila and Nadya Ortiz Gazzo (Partido Obrero) in the internal contest. Finally, the Green Party presented itself with the candidacies of Mario Vadillo for governor and Emanuel Fugazzotto for vice president.
In addition to putting into play the governor and vice formula that will lead the province’s destinies for the next four years, this September 24, they were elected 6 senators and 8 deputies for the First electoral section, 5 senators and 6 deputies for the Second electoral section, 4 senators and 5 deputies for the Third electoral section, and 4 senators and 5 deputies for the Fourth electoral section.
The results of the PASO in Mendoza
On June 11, the pro-government front Change Mendoza He won the provincial primary elections with an advantage of more than 20 points and established the radical Alfredo Cornejo as the main candidate to win the Governorship.
With 99% of the tables scrutinized, the ruling space achieved 42.68% of the votes: In the internal elections, the national senator and former governor Cornejo was crowned the winner (60%), surpassing his competitor, the also radical Luis Petri (39.2%).
For its part, The Mendoza Unionwhich brings together former allies of Cambia Mendoza, was in second place with the candidacy of the PRO leader Omar de Marchi: he obtained 20.29%.
Third place was in the hands of Elegí Mendoza, with 15.68%: Omar Parisi prevailed internally once morest the other three Peronist lists. The Green Party candidate, Mario Vadillo, came in fourth place (4.49%), followed by the Left Front, which obtained 3.92% and established Lautaro Jiménez as its candidate.
The person who traveled especially to celebrate the victory was the PRO presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich. When appearing alongside Cornejo, the former Minister of Security highlighted that it was “a great Sunday for everyone Together for Change in the country” and highlighted the victories in Mendoza, San Luis and Corrientes.
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