A businessman named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected mayor of Queropalca, a remote district in Peru's Huánuco region in the central Andes, according to local election data reported by The Guardian.
Flores, 45, won the mayoral race and will take office on 1 January. The Guardian describes him as a leftwing candidate who defeated a far-right opponent in the election.
His given names reference Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, the 20th-century European dictators. The source does not explain the origin of his unusual name or clarify whether it was chosen by his parents as a deliberate reference or for other reasons.
Queropalca is a small municipality in one of Peru's most mountainous and remote regions. The election result reflects local voting patterns in this specific district rather than a broader national trend.