German police investigate death of Bavaria deputy premier, found in hotel room

BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - ‌German police ​said ​they were investigating the sudden death of Hubert Aiwanger, deputy premier of ‌the state of Bavaria and leader of ⁠a small conservative party, whose body was found ‌in a Berlin hotel ‌room on Wednesday evening.

"The aim of the inquest is to establish the specific cause ​of death and the circumstances surrounding it, and to rule out any ⁠possible third-party culpability," Berlin police and prosecutors said in a ​statement. They gave no further details.

"The sudden death of Hubert Aiwanger is a ​terrible tragedy. We are ‌all deeply shocked," Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder said in a statement ⁠published on the state government website.

Aiwanger, 55, who was also Bavaria's economy minister and leader ⁠of the Free Voters party, had been in Berlin ​for the opening of a party office in the German capital but had missed the occasion after ‌he felt unwell, the Bild newspaper reported.

The Free Voters of Bavaria ‌have been in a coalition with the ⁠conservative Christian Social ‌Union in the ​state since 2018.

(Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by David Gregorio and William ‌Mallard)

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