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Bavarian deputy governor Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel room
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There are no new details in the supplied article beyond the earlier account: Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s deputy governor and economy minister, was found dead in a Berlin hotel room. The cause of death remains unknown, and an investigation is under way; his death leaves a major figure in Bavarian politics absent from public life.
The 55-year-old had cancelled a speech at the opening of his Free Voters party’s Berlin office, citing health reasons. He led the party in Bavaria from 2006 and nationally from 2010; it joined the Bavarian government as a junior coalition partner in 2018. He is survived by his partner and two children.
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In short
- Aiwanger was found dead in a Berlin hotel room.
- Investigators have not established the cause of death.
- The Bavarian politician had cancelled a speech for health reasons.
How this story developed
- 23 minutes ago Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s deputy governor and economy minister, has been found dead in a Berlin hotel room. Police and prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of death, which remains unknown; the case matters because Aiwanger led a major force in Bavarian politics.
- 31 minutes ago There are no new details in the supplied article beyond the earlier account: Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s deputy governor and economy minister, was found dead in a Berlin hotel room.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “German political leader is mysteriously found dead in hotel room on the eve of major speech to conservative supporters”.