In short
- Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, won the mayoral election in Queropalca, Peru, with 229 votes, according to exit polls.
- He finished 25 votes ahead of the second-place candidate from the right-wing party Renovación Popular Perú.
- Peru’s elections office recorded a little over 700 participants in the vote, with Simeon securing around 34%.
- Queropalca is a remote district in the central department of Huánuco, about 360km (224 miles) from Lima.
- In 2018 Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez was elected mayor of Yúngar in Peru, and in 2020 Adolf Hitler Uunona won a local election in Namibia.
Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, a 45-year-old candidate for the centre-left Ahora Nación party, has won the mayoral election in Queropalca, a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls showed. He took 229 votes, 25 more than the second-place candidate from the right-wing party Renovación Popular Perú.
Who is Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores?
Simeon Flores is 45 years old and stood for Ahora Nación, a centre-left party, in Peru’s local elections. According to his candidate profile, he was born in Queropalca, the district he will now represent, and he will serve a population of fewer than 1,000 residents.
Where is Queropalca?
Queropalca is a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, in the central department of Huánuco, some 360km (224 miles) from the capital, Lima. Simeon Flores was born in that district, according to his candidate profile.
How many votes did he win?
Exit polls put Simeon Flores on 229 votes, 25 ahead of the second-place candidate from the right-wing party Renovación Popular Perú.
How many people voted?
Data from Peru’s elections office showed that a little over 700 people participated in the election, and that Simeon Flores secured around 34% of the vote.
What has the reaction been?
Local outlet Peru21 reported that sharing his name with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, which it described as “two of the most well-known figures of 20th-Century European totalitarian regimes”, had made his candidacy a “striking event”. The name has drawn outsized international attention to the small corner of the country, despite the district’s fewer than 1,000 residents.
Has anyone named Hitler been elected before?
Simeon Flores is not the first politician with such a name to win an election. Local media noted that Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez was elected mayor of Yúngar in Peru in 2018, reportedly beating rival candidate Lenin Vladimir Rodríguez Valverde after campaigning on the slogan “I’m the good Hitler”. In 2020, a politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona attracted similar attention after winning local elections in Namibia, a former German colony where Adolf and other Germanic first names are not uncommon.
Frequently asked questions
Who was elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru?
Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, a 45-year-old candidate for the centre-left Ahora Nación party, won the mayoral election in Queropalca with 229 votes, according to exit polls.
How many votes did Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores win by?
Exit polls put him on 229 votes, 25 ahead of the second-place candidate from Renovación Popular Perú. Peru’s elections office recorded a little over 700 participants and around 34% support for Simeon Flores.
Have politicians named Hitler been elected before?
Yes. Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez was elected mayor of Yúngar in Peru in 2018, reportedly campaigning on the slogan “I’m the good Hitler”, and Adolf Hitler Uunona won local elections in Namibia in 2020.
Where is Queropalca?
Queropalca is a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, in the central department of Huánuco, some 360km (224 miles) from the capital, Lima.
With reporting from BBC News.
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