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Hubert Aiwanger (55) found dead in Berlin hotel

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The Free Voters leader and Bavarian Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (55) was discovered dead in a Berlin hotel.
The Bavarian state government and the Berlin police confirmed the death.
The cause of death is still unknown.

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Hubert Aiwanger is head of the Free Voters and Bavarian Minister of Economics. According to Nius, he had stayed away from a Free Voters event in the afternoon for health reasons, as his party announced.

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According to information from “Bild”, the Free Voters leader and Bavarian Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (55) was discovered dead in a Berlin hotel.

Sources from the Bavarian state government and the Berlin police have confirmed the death of the Bavarian politician to the newspaper.

Nothing is yet known about the causes of death. In the afternoon, according to “Nius”, Aiwanger stayed away from a Free Voters event where he was supposed to appear – for health reasons, as his party announced.

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The Berlin police and the public prosecutor's office will investigate the cause of death.
Very likely · Within days
The Free Voters will have to elect a new party leader.
Likely · Within weeks

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