The Aporia · Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini wins local vote in Peru

Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won a local mayoral election in Queropalca, Peru, by just 25 votes out of 663 cast. The district has about 730 residents and Flores ran under the centre-left Ahora Nación party. This is not an isolated incident; another Peruvian named Hitler Alba served as mayor of Yungar between 2011 and 2014, campaigning with slogans like "Hitler returns" despite the controversial nature of his name.

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Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, a 45-year-old left-wing candidate from Peru, won the mayoral race in Queropalca, a small district with just over 730 residents, located in the Huánuco department. Running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party, Flores secured victory by a narrow margin of 25 votes, receiving 229 out of 663 valid ballots cast on October 4, 2024. His closest competitor was Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano, who received 204 votes from the right-wing Popular Renewal Peru party. Despite Flores’s unusual name, which draws associations with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, it is not uncommon for Peruvians to have such names due to historical naming practices. The election results are part of broader regional and municipal elections held across Peru following President Keiko Fujimori's victory in the national presidential race.

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Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, 45, won the mayoral race in Queropalca, a district in the province of Lauricocha in the Huánuco department north of Lima, running for the centre-left Ahora Nación party.

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Hitler 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. asserted

Flores → win → party

He is not Peru’s first elected Hitler. asserted

He → elect → ?

Peruvian man named Hitler Mussolini has been elected mayor of a small Andean district after winning a local election by a narrow margin on a left-wing party ticket. asserted

man → name → ticket

Flores → win → party

He received 229 votes — 34.5% of the 663 valid ballots in Queropalca — ahead of his closest rival, Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano of the Popular Renewal Peru party, who took 204 votes, or 30.8%. asserted

who → receive → votes

The district has an estimated population of just over 730, according to 2024 official data. uncertain

district → have → data

Simeón Flores also manages the Simeon Sac investment group in Pillco Marca, in the same department. asserted

Flores → manage → department

The vote was part of regional and municipal elections held across Peru following right-wing firebrand Keiko Sofía Fujimori's victory in the country's presidential election. asserted

vote → hold → election

This is not the first time a Hitler has won over the voters in the South American country. asserted

Hitler → win → country

Centre-right We Are Peru party's Hitler Alba served as mayor of another small Andean town of Yungar between 2011 and 2014. asserted

Alba → serve → 2011

In 2018, he went up against Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde, who tried to challenge the validity of his candidacy. asserted

who → go → candidacy

Alba won against other candidates, garnering 47.7% of the vote. asserted

Alba → win → vote

Alba, who dubbed himself "the good Hitler," campaigned under the slogans "Hitler returns" and "Hitler with the people". asserted

Hitler → dub → people

He said at the time that his father did not know about the Nazi German dictator's legacy when he named him. asserted

he → say → him

Lawmaker and surgeon 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. asserted

We → serve → 46

It is not uncommon for Peruvians to choose historic or otherwise unusual names for their children regardless of negative or controversial connotations. asserted

Peruvians → choose → connotations

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