Peruvian mayor named Hitler Mussolini wins local election

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 11:07 · Archive

A candidate named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has been elected mayor of Queropalca in Peru.

Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, 45, has been elected mayor of Queropalca, a district in the Lauricocha province of Peru's Huánuco department north of Lima. Running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party, he received 229 votes, representing 34.5% of the 663 valid ballots cast. His closest rival, Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano of the Popular Renewal Peru party, received 204 votes, or 30.8%, meaning Simeón Flores won by 25 votes. The district has an estimated population of just over 730 people. Simeón Flores also manages the Simeon Sac investment group in Pillco Marca in the same department.

This is not the first time Peru has elected a politician with the name Hitler. Hitler Alba served as mayor of the Andean town of Yúngar between 2011 and 2014 as a member of the centre-right We Are Peru party. In 2018, Alba won another mayoral race, garnering 47.7% of the vote against other candidates including one named Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde. Alba described himself as 'the good Hitler' and campaigned under slogans including 'Hitler returns' and 'Hitler with the people'. According to local media, Alba said his father did not know about the Nazi dictator's legacy when he named him. A lawmaker and surgeon also named Hitler Saavedra served in Peru's Congress as a member of We Are Peru from 2021 until his death in 2024 at the age of 46.

How it is being reported

• Left-wing politician Hitler Mussolini becomes mayor of Peruvian small townA left-wing politician who shares his name with fascist dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini has become the mayor of a Peruvian town – just one year after he resigned from a right-wing populist party. Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, prevailed with 34% of the vote in Sunday’s election in Queropalca, running on a center-left...New York Post · 9 Oct, 11:59
• Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini wins local vote in PeruHitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won by 25 votes in Queropalca, a district of just over 730 people in the Huánuco department, running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party. He is not Peru’s first elected Hitler.Euronews · 9 Oct, 10:47
• Hitler Mussolini wins local electionPeruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.Politico Europe · 9 Oct, 09:48

In this story: Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores · Queropalca · Ahora Nación · Peru · Hitler Alba · Yúngar

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