Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores wins mayoral election in Peru
A 45-year-old candidate named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has been elected mayor of Queropalca in Peru by a narrow margin.
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Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has won the mayoral race in Queropalca, a small Andean district in the Lauricocha province of Peru. Euronews reported that the 45-year-old candidate ran on the ticket of the centre-left party Ahora Nación. Queropalca is located in the Huánuco department north of Lima. [1]
Euronews reported that Simeón Flores won the election by 25 votes, receiving 229 votes. That total represented 34.5 percent of the 663 valid ballots cast in the district, finishing ahead of his closest rival, Gaspar Benilde. Queropalca has a population of just over 730 people. [1]
The election outcome makes Simeón Flores the latest Peruvian official with a name referencing historical dictators. Euronews noted that he is not the first elected mayor in Peru to bear the name Hitler. Benito Mussolini was a fascist dictator who served as prime minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943. [1][4]
In short
- Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores won the mayoral election in Queropalca, Peru.
- Simeón Flores received 229 votes, representing 34.5 percent of the valid ballots cast.
- He won the election by a margin of 25 votes ahead of candidate Gaspar Benilde.
- Simeón Flores ran for office as a member of the centre-left Ahora Nación party.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini wins local vote in PeruEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Peruvian mayoral candidate named Hitler Mussolini wins electionLatest news from Azerbaijan, 4h ago
- [3]Left-wing candidate Hitler Mussolini wins local vote in PeruInbox.lv, 1h ago
Background
- [4]Benito Mussolini on Wikipedia
- [5]Left-conservatism on Wikipedia
- [6]2026 Peruvian general election on Wikipedia
- [7]Michigan Senate candidate asked Hasan Piker to tone down commentary FTMQ News, 1d ago
- [8]Fire Near Peru Machu Picchu Route Leaves One Dead and Two Injured FTMQ News, 5d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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