Politician Named Hitler Mussolini Elected Become Mayor in Peru
He won 34.5% of valid ballots in a crowded local race, as his unusual name drew international attention to the small Andean district.
- On Tuesday, Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won the mayoral race in Queropalca, an Andean district in Lauricocha, securing 229 votes for the centre-left Ahora Nación party.
- Peruvian politicians named Hitler have previously held office, including former Yungar mayor Hitler Alba and late Congressman Hitler Saavedra, reflecting a broader local cultural trend where Peruvians choose historic or unusual names regardless of negative connotations.
- With 229 votes cast for Hitler Mussolini, the candidate defeated runner-up Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano of the Popular Renewal Peru party, who received 204 votes, or 30.8% of the total.
- Managing the Simeon Sac investment group in Pillco Marca, Hitler Mussolini brings a business background to his new mayoral role in the small district with just over 730 residents.
- Voters in Peru increasingly prioritize local administrative agendas over historical name connotations, as demonstrated by successive electoral victories for candidates with unconventional names across multiple election cycles.
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Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, a 45-year-old businessman, managed to convince the inhabitants of a Peruvian population to elect him mayor
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = A Peruvian politician named 'Hitler Mussolini' is drawing attention due to the high likelihood of being elected as the head of a local government...
Exaffiliated to fujimorism, the candidate defeated the ultra-right by the center-left in a village almost 4,000 meters high
Simeón Flores, a 45-year-old Peruvian named Hitler Mussolini, will be the next center-left mayor of the rural municipality of Queropalca, in the central region of Huánuco, starting January 1st. He won by a margin of 25 votes over his electoral rival from the far-right Popular Renewal party, according to the official count of the Peruvian elections held on Sunday. Flores, whose first names are the surnames of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and fascis…
Residents of a remote village in the Peruvian Andes Mountains have a new mayor. Normally not world news, but because of his name, it is: the new mayor is named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores. The candidate of the center-left party Ahora Nación has been elected mayor of Queropalca, a small town in the province of Lauricocha north of the capital Lima. As mayor, 45-year-old Simeon Flores will soon represent a community of just over 700 residents.…
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