A politician named Adolf Hitler is poised to win a local election in his home country, but has claimed his father had no idea about the infamous Nazi leader's significance when he gave his son the controversial moniker.

Adolf Hitler Uunona, 59, is expected to secure a second term in the southwest African nation of Namibia on Nov. 26, holding his seat in the north of the country after previously garnering a staggering 85% of the vote in 2020.

The member of the left-wing Swapo party previously addressed his notorious name after making global headlines following his 2020 victory in the Ompundja constituency.

"My father probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for. As a child, I saw it as a totally normal name," the politician told German newspaper Bild in 2020.

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