{
  "id": 13391858,
  "title": "Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/candidate-named-hitler-mussolini-elected-mayor-in-peru",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T10:52:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/peru-election-hitler-mussolini-simeon-flores-mayor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Citizens of a remote Andean district in Peru have elected a new mayor, despite the apparent resemblance between his name and infamous European dictators. Simeon Flores, a 45-year-old businessman from the leftwing Ahora Nacion party, secured victory in the elections for the position of mayor of Queropalca, located in central Huanuco region, on October 4th. With 229 votes out of a total 663, Flores claimed the position over his far-right opponent Gaspar Osorio, who garnered 204 votes.\n\nFlores, who had previously been affiliated with Peru's rightwing president Keiko Fujimori's party, Popular Force, will assume office on January 1st. Despite the name's association with Adolf Hitler, multiple candidates with similar names have been elected in Peru. In 2021, Hitler Saavedra Casternoque was elected to the national legislature under the centrist party Somos Peru, while in 2018, Hitler Alba Sanchez was voted in as mayor of the Andean district of Yungar, who vowed during his campaign to be \"the good Hitler.\"",
  "summary": "Leftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of Andes A businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election data. The 45-year-old, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, won the race for mayor of Queropalca, in Peru’s central…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/candidate-named-hitler-mussolini-elected-mayor-in-peru-13403543",
        "published": "2026-10-10T11:55:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}