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Politician Named Hitler Mussolini Elected Become Mayor in Peru

Flores won with 229 votes, or 34.5%, in a district of about 730 residents, according to Peru’s elections office.

  • 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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In Queropalca, the leftist politician Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores catches up with a narrow majority – and thus ranks in a bizarre row.

·Berlin, Germany
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Center

A businessman with names reminiscent of two of Europe's most famous dictators, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, has been elected mayor of a remote region of the Andes Mountains in Peru. Ironically, the Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, who won the election, represents a left-wing political force.

Lean Left

While the final results of the 4 October municipal and regional elections are still waiting in many regions and localities, in a village in the central Andes, the candidate Hitler Mussolini is already certain to have been elected mayor. In Peru, thousands of people bear the name Hitler.

·Paris, France
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Center

Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won the municipal elections of Queropalca, a small isolated commune, joining the list of elected representatives of South America bearing the names of

·France
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Lean Right

Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won the elections in Queropalca, Peru. He knows the history of the politician and the background of this name in the country.

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