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Politician Named Hitler Mussolini Elected Become Mayor in Peru

Simeón Flores won with 229 votes, or 34.5%, in a race that underscored Peru’s unusual naming traditions.

  • On Tuesday, Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won the mayoral race in Queropalca, an Andean district in Lauricocha, securing 229 votes for the centre-left Ahora Nación party.
  • Peruvian politicians named Hitler have previously held office, including former Yungar mayor Hitler Alba and late Congressman Hitler Saavedra, reflecting a broader local cultural trend where Peruvians choose historic or unusual names regardless of negative connotations.
  • With 229 votes cast for Hitler Mussolini, the candidate defeated runner-up Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano of the Popular Renewal Peru party, who received 204 votes, or 30.8% of the total.
  • Managing the Simeon Sac investment group in Pillco Marca, Hitler Mussolini brings a business background to his new mayoral role in the small district with just over 730 residents.
  • Voters in Peru increasingly prioritize local administrative agendas over historical name connotations, as demonstrated by successive electoral victories for candidates with unconventional names across multiple election cycles.
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Residents of the Peruvian town of Queropalca have elected Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores as the new mayor. The candidate from the center-left Ahora Nación party received 34 percent of the vote, with only 42 votes separating the top three places, according to local media reports.

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It has the names of two right-wing dictators, but competed in a center-left party: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores was elected autarch in the city of Queropalca, Peru.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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A year ago he had left a right-wing populist party - He is not the first "Hitler" to be elected

·Marousi, Greece
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The name of the elected mayor of the district of Queropalca, in the province of Lauricocha, in Peru, draws attention: Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, 45, won the election with 34% of the votes, running for the center-left party Agora Nación (Now Nation). 4-year-old girl is tortured and killed after being immersed in frozen lake in the USA Renoir pictures stolen from museum in France are found after a month Currently center-left, the politician w…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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He obtained 34% of the votes in Queropalca; if the corresponding authority confirms the minutes, Simeon Flores will become mayor

·Vicente López, Argentina
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The new mayor of the Peruvian town of Queropalca is none other than Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores (45). This is reported by 'Politico'.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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