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Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores wins mayoral election in small Peruvian town

A left-wing candidate sharing his name with two 20th-century fascist dictators was elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru, by a 25-vote margin.

newest coverage 5h agosummary written 5d ago52 pieces29k likes & upvotes693 comments NewswiresMastodonBlueskyRedditXGoogle News

What to know

  • Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won the mayoral election in Queropalca, Peru, a town of about 730 people, by a 25-vote margin on a centre-left ticket.
  • He had left Keiko Fujimori's right-wing Popular Force party in 2025 before running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party.
  • The win fits a recurring pattern of politicians named after dictators winning office, including Peru's Hitler Alba and Namibia's Adolf Hitler Uunona.

“Maybe it’s a coincidence that my name is Hitler. I really don’t have any objection to Hitler. It’s like any other name. For me, it’s as if my name was Juan, Lucas, or Sebastian.”

Hitler Alba, former mayor of Yungar, Peru · Efe, via NY Post ↗

Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores Mayor-elect of Queropalca, PeruGaspar Benilde Osario Zambrano Runner-up candidateKeiko FujimoriKeiko Fujimori Leader of Peru's Popular Force partyHitler Alba Former mayor of Yungar, Peru (2011–2014)Adolf Hitler Uunona Namibian local politician

Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores wins mayoral election in small Peruvian town
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    Coverage places Flores in a lineage of 'dictator-named' politicians

    Reports recall past cases that "captivated the internet" — Peru's Hitler Alba, who won a mayoral race against a rival named Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde in 2018, and Namibia's Adolf Hitler Uunona, who was re-elected in 2025 before dropping "Hitler" from his name.

    1. 18 outlets Peruvian Man Named ‘Hitler Mussolini’ Wins Mayoral Election

      first by The Daily Caller, 5d ago · also The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Politico Europe, BBC, Latest news from Azerbaijan, Around Prague +11

      15 more headlines

    • 🇵🇪 Hitler Mussolini has won an election in Peru. No, seriously. Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, 45, won the mayoral race in the small Andean district of Queropalca with 229 votes, beating his nearest rival by just 25. And apparently, Peru has some history with this. In 2018,

      @MarioNawfalX4d ago22▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 15 posts in this stretch
    • greenmtgirl.bsky.social

      I need to know more. His parents must have been raging right wingers to give him that name, right?

      greenmtgirl.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago4▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • jamesbritt@mastodon.social

      https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oct /10/peru-election-hitler-mussolini-simeon-flores-mayor Leftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of Andes Despite the name being associated with Germany’s Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, several candidates with the name have won elections in Peru. In 2018…

      jamesbritt@mastodon.socialMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    NY Post details Flores's past in Fujimori's right-wing party — The New York Post reports that Flores had resigned from Keiko Fujimori's populist Popular Force party in 2025 before joining Ahora Nación, and notes the race was close enough that just 42 votes separated the top three candidates.

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    European outlets pick up the result internationally

    Politico Europe and Euronews publish the first international reports on the win, framing it around the candidate's unusual name and his centre-left ticket.

  4. background

    Flores wins Queropalca mayoral election by 25 votes — Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores received 229 votes (34.5% of 663 cast) to win the mayor's race in Queropalca, a district of about 730 people in Peru's Lauricocha province, running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party. He beat his closest rival, Gaspar Benilde Osario Zambrano of the right-wing Popular Renewal party, by 25 votes.

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  1. 2 outlets Left-wing politician Hitler Mussolini becomes mayor of Peruvian small town

    first by New York Post, 5d ago · also NY Post

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