In the 2026 municipal and regional elections held in Peru, Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores received 229 votes. This total represented 34.54 percent of the valid ballots cast in his district. The difference between the two candidates amounted to a margin of 25 votes, a narrow but decisive edge that delivered Flores the victory.
Flores’s full name—Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores—combines the surnames of the twentieth‑century dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. This unusual combination attracted international attention after the election results were published. Despite the notoriety of the name, there is no evidence in the available information that Flores shares the ideologies associated with those historical figures. He has stated, in his own words, that the name is his real one and that his parents gave it to him at birth.
At the time of the election, Flores was 45 years old. He identified as a member of the left‑wing Ahora Nación party, which fielded him as its candidate. Beyond his political role, he works as a manager at an investment firm.
The mayoral contest in Queropalca was part of a larger set of regional and municipal elections carried out across Peru on October 4, 2026.
Queropalca, the district where Flores won the mayoral seat, is located in the Lauricocha province of the Huánuco region of Peru. These figures provide a sense of the scale of the municipality that Flores will now govern.
The mayoral contest in Queropalca was part of a larger set of regional and municipal elections carried out across Peru on October 4, 2026. Nationwide, more than 26 million voters participated in those elections.
Following the October 4 election, the results were processed and officially confirmed. On October 9, 2026, Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores was formally recognized as the elected mayor of the Queropalca district. This date marks the culmination of the electoral process for his candidacy.
The election outcome drew attention internationally due to his unusual name. There is no evidence that he shares the ideologies of the historical figures he is named after. He has stated that the name is his real one and that his parents gave it to him at birth.