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The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotel

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Hubert Aiwanger, leader of a conservative party in Bavaria and its deputy governor and economy minister, was discovered dead at a Berlin hotel on Wednesday evening. Police and prosecutors launched an investigation to determine the cause of his death. The article focuses on reporting the facts surrounding the discovery of Aiwanger's body without speculation.

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Hubert Aiwanger, the 55-year-old deputy premier of the German state of Bavaria and leader of the small conservative Free Voters party, was found dead in a hotel room in Berlin on November 4, 2026. He had been in the capital to attend an event but canceled due to feeling unwell. Police launched an investigation into his death, which occurred at the Neuer Fritz Hotel in the city's center, to determine the cause and rule out foul play. Aiwanger also served as Bavaria’s economy minister; he was last seen before missing the opening of a party office on November 4. His sudden death shocked political circles, including state premier Markus Söder, who described it as "a terrible tragedy."

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BERLIN (AP) — Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of a conservative party that has become a mainstay of Bavarian politics and sought to expand its influence across Germany, has been found dead at a Berlin hotel. asserted

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Berlin police and prosecutors said the body of Aiwanger, who was Bavaria’s deputy governor and the southern state’s economy minister, was found in his hotel room in the center of the capital on Wednesday evening. asserted

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An investigation into the cause of death was opened. asserted

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