Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Hitler Mussolini Flores Wins Mayoral Election in Peru
Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won a mayoral election in a small town in Peru.
He received 229 votes, or 34.5% of the valid ballots.
His closest opponent received 204 votes, so Flores won by 25 votes.
The election data cited in one report says 663 votes were cast on October 4.
Flores is 45 and works in freight transportation.
He ran for Ahora Nacion, which reports describe as center-left or left-wing.
His name resembles the names of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, but available information does not explain how he got it.
Queropalca has just over 730 residents, according to 2024 official data.
Flores is due to take office on January 1, though the report does not specify the year.
Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won the mayoral race in Queropalca, Peru, with 229 votes.
He received 34.5% of valid ballots; his nearest challenger, Gaspar Osorio, received 204 votes, a 25-vote difference.
Election data reported 663 votes cast in the October 4 election.
Flores, a 45-year-old businessman working in freight transportation, ran for Ahora Nacion; sources describe the party as center-left or left-wing.
His name has attracted attention, but the articles say publicly available information does not explain how he received it.
- Who
- Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, a 45-year-old businessman and Ahora Nacion candidate.
- What
- He won the mayoral election with 229 votes, defeating his nearest challenger by 25 votes.
- When
- The election was held October 4; Flores is due to take office January 1. The report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Queropalca, in Lauricocha province, Huanuco region, Peru.
- Why
- Flores campaigned on improving roads and transportation, education, health, and the local economy.
Party and political descriptions
Reported affiliation and candidate profile
Flores's political alignment
Party and political descriptions
One report describes Ahora Nacion as center-left, while another calls it left-wing.
Reported affiliation and candidate profile
A report says electoral authorities listed Flores as a member of Popular Force until 2025; it does not explain how that relates to his candidacy for Ahora Nacion.
The rival candidate's political alignment
Party and political descriptions
One report identifies Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano as a Renovacion Popular candidate.
Reported affiliation and candidate profile
Another report describes Flores's nearest challenger, named Gaspar Osorio, as far-right.
- Votes for Flores
- 229, reported as 34.5% of valid ballots
- Votes cast
- 663, according to one report
- Nearest challenger
- Gaspar Osorio received 204 votes; Flores's margin was 25 votes
- Party
- Ahora Nacion, described in the reports as center-left or left-wing
- Occupation
- Businessman working in freight transportation
- Population
- Queropalca had just over 730 residents, according to 2024 official data
- Taking office
- January 1; the report does not specify the year
- Name explanation
- The reports say little publicly available information explains how Flores received his first and middle names