Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
Summary
A man named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won a close election to become mayor of Queropalca, a small district in Peru. He received 229 votes, narrowly beating his opponent by 25 votes in a community with fewer than 1,000 residents.Key Facts
- Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores is a candidate from the center-left Ahora Nación party.
- He was elected mayor of Queropalca, a district in the Andes mountains of Peru.
- About 700 people voted in this election, with Simeon getting around 34% of the total votes.
- He won by 25 votes against the candidate from the right-wing Renovación Popular Perú party.
- The district where he was elected has fewer than 1,000 residents.
- His name combines those of two 20th-century fascist leaders: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
- Similar unusual names for politicians have appeared before in Peru and other countries, such as a mayor named Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez in Peru and Adolf Hitler Uunona in Namibia.
- Simeon was born in the same district he will govern, about 360 km from Lima, Peru's capital.
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