A Peruvian politician named Hitler Mussolini is on course to become mayor of a small town after winning a local election.
Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, a candidate for the left-wing Ahora Nación party, finished first in the mayoral race in Queropalca, a district in Peru’s central Huánuco region.
According to results published by Peru’s electoral authorities, Flores received 229 votes, securing 34.54 percent of the valid ballots cast.
His nearest challenger, Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano of the Renovación Popular party, received 204 votes, while third-place candidate Itala Yovana Santillan Vara secured 187.
