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Man named Hitler Mussolini wins mayoral election in Peruvian district

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Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, has won the mayoral race in Queropalca, a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to electoral data. He received 229 votes to 204 for his closest rival, Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano, out of 663 valid votes cast on October 4. The result still awaits formal proclamation, according to the Daily Wire. Flores ran for Ahora Nación, which is described in coverage as leftwing or center-left. Electoral authorities say he belonged to the Popular Force party, linked to President Keiko Fujimori, until 2025. Several other candidates named Hitler have won elections in Peru, the Guardian reports.

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Key points

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  1. Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, won the mayoral race in Queropalca, a remote Andean district in Peru.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right2Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, Breitbart News

  2. Flores received 229 votes to 204 for Gaspar Benilde Osorio Zambrano, out of 663 valid votes cast.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Breitbart News

  3. The result still awaits formal proclamation by the electoral authority.

    One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right

  4. Flores belonged to the Popular Force party, linked to President Keiko Fujimori, until 2025, before running for Ahora Nación.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Breitbart News

  5. Other candidates named Hitler have won elections in Peru, including Hitler Alba Sánchez, who was mayor of Yúngar.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Breitbart News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Flores is a leftwing or center-left candidate.

    The Guardian and BBC call the party left-wing, Breitbart also describes it as left-wing, and the Daily Wire and New York Post say center-left. The Guardian also labels his rival far-right, a label no other supplied article uses.

  • Flores has been elected mayor.

    The Guardian and Breitbart report the result as won or elected according to electoral data. The Daily Wire says the victory awaits formal proclamation, and the BBC reports exit-poll results showing a narrow win.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian’s headline is a neutral, name-led statement, but its description labels the winner leftwing and his rival far-right, and the text is an AFP report, so that wording is AFP’s rather than the Guardian’s own.

    Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The BBC headline is a neutral, name-led statement, and its description frames the win as narrow, based on exit polls, and labels the winner left-wing.

    Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    5 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the name, with the Far Right outlets Daily Caller, Daily Wire and Breitbart using active verbs such as wins and elect, while the New York Post leads with a left-wing label and Breitbart’s description calls the name one of the most provocative imaginable.

    Peruvian Voters Elect Man Named 'Hitler Mussolini’ as Mayor
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    notorious

  • Center1

    notorious

  • Right1

    one of the most provocative names imaginable

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    notoriousMore neutral: known for (describe)

    Judgement of reputation as fact.

    …elected to represent fewer than 1,000 people, his forenames being those of two notorious fascist dictators has drawn outsized international attention to the small corner of…

    Used byBBC News (Center)The Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    one of the most provocative names imaginableMore neutral: an unusual name

    The description adds an editorial judgement about the name that the reported facts do not require.

    …Peruvian town of Queropalca was won on Friday by a candidate with one of the most provocative names imaginable: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the name and its link to Hitler and Mussolini
  • the leftwing party of the winner against a far-right rival
  • the start of office on 1 January

Leaves out

  • the vote share of 34.5 percent for the winner
  • the statement that the result awaits formal proclamation

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeftAgence France-Presse report

    Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

    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. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the narrow margin of victory
  • exit polls as the basis of the report
  • the remote Andean district
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From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • the name and its echo of Hitler and Mussolini
  • the winner’s former ties to Popular Force
  • the left-wing or center-left label for the winner
  • other Peruvian candidates named Hitler

Leaves out

  • the far-right label the Guardian gives his rival

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Peruvian Voters Elect Man Named 'Hitler Mussolini’ as Mayor

    The race for mayor in the Peruvian town of Queropalca was won on Friday by a candidate with Sensational language“one of the most provocative names imaginable”The description adds an editorial judgement about the name that the reported facts do not require.More neutral: an unusual nameDisagree with this highlight?: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily WireFar Right

    Hitler Mussolini Wins Mayoral Election

    A politician named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has won a mayoral election in Peru, securing 229 votes on a center-left party ticket. Simeón, 45, finished first in Queropalca, a district in Peru’s Huánuco region with a population of just over 730 people. …

    Read at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRight

    Candidate named Hitler Mussolini wins Peru mayoral vote

    A man named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores is the apparent winner of the mayoral race in Queropalca, a remote Andean district of Peru, according to results from the country's electoral authority.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily CallerFar Right

    Peruvian Man Named ‘Hitler Mussolini’ Wins Mayoral Election

    A Peruvian district elected a new mayor with a name straight out of a history textbook on 20th-century dictators: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores. Flores, the candidate for the Ahora Nación party, was the projected winner in a recent mayoral race for the Queropalca district. …

    Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Left-wing politician Hitler Mussolini becomes mayor of Peruvian small town

    A left-wing politician who shares his name with fascist dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini has become the mayor of a Peruvian town – just one year after he resigned from a right-wing populist party. …

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    23 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Oct 10, 6:52 AM EDT

  • Center

    5 hr 33 min later

    Its first report, Oct 9, 12:32 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 9, 6:59 AM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 9, 6:59 AM EDT
  2. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 9, 11:45 AM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCenterOct 9, 12:32 PM EDT
  4. The Washington TimesRightOct 9, 1:36 PM EDT
  5. The Daily WireFar RightOct 9, 2:14 PM EDT
  6. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 9, 7:42 PM EDT
  7. The GuardianLeftOct 10, 6:52 AM EDT

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