Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, a left-wing politician, has been democratically elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru, winning 34% of the vote in Sunday's election.
During his campaign, the 45-year-old assured voters he was a “good” Hitler. He created distance between himself and the genocidal tyrant behind the Holocaust but added he personally didn’t have any objection to the name Hitler.
Mayor's comments on his name
Speaking to local media, Mayor Hitler Mussolini stated: “Maybe it’s a coincidence that my name is Hitler.” He added: “I really don’t have any objection to Hitler. It’s like any other name. For me, it’s as if my name was Juan, Lucas, or Sebastian.”
The newly elected mayor ran for the left-wing Ahora Nacion (Now Nation) party in Peru. He previously was a member of the right-wing Popular Force party before resigning in 2025.
Political background
The Popular Force is a populist movement led by Peru’s president, Keiko Fujimori. Fujimori is the daughter of dictator Alberto Fujimori who was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.
Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores is not the first man named Hitler to find himself elected to office in Peru. Previously a man named Hitler Alba served as mayor of the municipality of Yungar.
Other Hitlers in office
That Hitler represented the center-right party “We Are Peru” and held the position of Mayor from 2011 to 2014. He used campaign slogans from “Hitler is back” and “Hitler with the people” and also called himself the “good” Hitler.
The development comes after an African politician named Adolf Hitler won his fifth term in office in Namibia. In his fifth straight election victory over his 30-year career as a district administrator, Adolf Uunona said: “I am Adolf Uunona,” changing his name in a bombshell move.
Mr Uunona previously stated he is planning to rename himself to end “associations with someone I do not even know”. Germanic first names are common in Namibia, as the country was once part of German South West Africa from 1884 to 1915.
Mr Uunona, who represents Swapo in the Oshana Regional Council, told German newspaper Bild: “As a child I saw it as a totally normal name”. He added: “The fact I have this name does not mean I want to conquer Oshana. It doesn’t mean I’m striving for world domination.”
