Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores Wins Peru Mayoral Election

On October 9, Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won the mayoral election in Queropalca, a remote district in Peru's Andes, after receiving 229 votes and securing the post for Ahora Nación, according to election data and local media reports.

Peru's electoral authority data showed more than 700 people participated, with Flores receiving about 34% of the vote. The 45-year-old candidate defeated his closest rival by 25 votes in a contest for a district with fewer than 1,000 residents.

Flores' unusual first names attracted international attention because they are shared with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Peru21 described the name combination as a striking event involving "two of the most well-known figures of 20th-Century European totalitarian regimes".

Flores ran as a candidate for the center-left Ahora Nación party. His official candidate profile lists him as a manager of Simeon Sac Investment Group and shows he was born in Huánuco department, about 360 kilometers from Lima, according to election records.

Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany during World War II and oversaw the Holocaust, while Benito Mussolini was Italy's fascist dictator and Hitler's wartime ally, according to historical accounts cited by the reports.

Previous Peruvian elections have also involved candidates with names linked to historical figures. In 2018, Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez won the mayoral election in Yúngar against Lenin Vladimir Rodríguez Valverde.

During that campaign, Alba used the slogan "I'm the good Hitler" according to local media cited by Politico. The result drew attention because of his name rather than the policies of his campaign.

In Namibia, politician Adolf Hitler Uunona gained similar attention after winning a local election in 2020. He later explained that his father likely did not understand the historical meaning of the name.

"As a child I saw it as a totally normal name," Uunona said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild, as quoted by the BBC.

Uunona said he learned the significance of the name as he grew older. He went on to win his fifth consecutive local election in 2025, according to Politico.

"It wasn't until I was growing up that I realised: This man wanted to subjugate the whole world," Uunona said, as quoted by the BBC.

"I have nothing to do with any of these things," Uunona said, as quoted by the BBC.