
Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria's deputy premier, economy minister, and Free Voters party chairman, was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday at age 55, according to German media reports.
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Hubert Aiwanger served as Bavaria's deputy premier, economy minister, and chairman of the right-wing populist Free Voters party.
Bavarian politician Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in a hotel in Berlin on Wednesday, according to German media reports. He was 55 years old.
Aiwanger was Bavaria's deputy premier, economy minister and the chairman of the right-wing populist Free Voters party.
The circumstances surrounding Aiwanger's death are still unclear.
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