Hitler and Mussolini back in power: where did it happen?
In the Peruvian town of Cerropalca, Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores won the mayoral election. The candidate from the center-left Ahora Nación party received 34.54% of the vote, despite his unusual name, which coincides with the names of two 20th- century dictators.
This is reported by Politico.
According to the results of the vote count , Flores received 229 votes and took first place. His closest competitor from the Renovación Popular Perú party received 204 votes, and the candidate from País para Todos received 187 votes.
Flores received 229 votes. His closest competitor from the Renovación Popular Perú party received 204 votes, and the candidate from País para Todos received 187. Thus , only 42 votes separated first and third place .
Flores ‘ official biographical profile , published on the Peruvian electoral authorities’ website , does not explain the origin of his name , except that he runs the Simeon Sac Investment Group .
Peru has already elected a politician named Hitler
In 2018 , Hitler Gesclin Alba Sanchez won the mayoral election in the Peruvian district of Yungar . His opponent was Lenin Vladimir Rodríguez Valverde.
During the election campaign, Alba told reporters : “ I am a good Hitler.”
The name Hitler has also been used by politicians in other countries. In November 2025 , Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona won his fifth consecutive local election . He later announced that he had removed the name “ Hitler” from his identity card and wanted to be called Adolf Uunona .
Previously, explaining the origin of his name, Uunona said that as a child he didn’t see anything unusual about it .
“When I was a child, I perceived it as a completely normal name,” he said in an interview with German publication Bild in 2020 .
At the time, the politician also emphasized that he had no connection with Nazi ideology.