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GFrei.News reported that Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in a hotel room in Berlin-Mitte on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the age of 55. The article referred to him as the chairman of the Free Voters, Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs, and Deputy Prime Minister. Aiwanger had still attended an appointment in Schwandorf on November 2 and was also publicly active the following day. On Wednesday morning, he canceled a scheduled interview due to feeling unwell. He also did not appear at a Free Voters event in Berlin; Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring represented him. Later, Aiwanger was no longer reachable by phone. According to media reports, the party leadership had asked the hotel to check on him. The exact cause of death, the time of death, and the circumstances of his discovery were not publicly known, according to GFrei.News. The Berlin public prosecutor's office and the 6th murder commission of the state criminal police had initiated an investigation into the death. The article emphasized that the involvement of a murder commission did not mean that investigators were assuming a homicide. Citing the Tagesspiegel, GFrei.News wrote that there were currently no indications of third-party involvement, and among investigators, a natural or health-related cause was more likely suspected. An autopsy had not been officially confirmed. Statements from Aiwanger's circle regarding possible gastrointestinal issues or cold-like symptoms were not a medically published diagnosis, the article stated. Claims of a heart attack, stroke, suicide, poisoning, an attack, or a connection with medications or vaccinations had not been substantiated so far. According to GFrei.News, Prime Minister Markus Söder called Aiwanger's death an "absolute tragedy"; Parliament President Ilse Aigner spoke of a great loss. The article recalled that Aiwanger had shaped the Free Voters for over two decades and had led them into the Bavarian Parliament for the first time in 2008 and into the state government in 2018. Parliamentary group leader Florian Streibl stated that Bavaria would be a different place without Aiwanger. Secretary of State Tobias Gotthardt was to initially take over the official duties in the Ministry of Economic Affairs as a representative. Aiwanger's permanent succession as Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and state and federal chairman of the Free Voters was still open. According to the article, he left behind his partner Tanja Schweiger and two children; no information was available regarding a burial or memorial service. #HubertAiwanger #Bayern #FreieWähler #HubertAiwanger #Bayern #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that the debate about a tax on AI is back. Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger initially initiated it in the Tagesspiegel with a focus on AI revenues; now it has been about AI profits at WELT TV. The author criticized that something is being taxed that does not even exist yet. https://t.co/KQZeNQ3VZq #KIAufsatz #Steuer #Digitalisierung #DE (translated)

Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger called for the acceleration of developments in artificial intelligence at the Digital Summit in Berlin to secure Germany's competitiveness against leading AI locations like the USA and China, while a new AI task force has set goals for 2030 to make the country an AI nation. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Digitalgipfel #Deutschland (translated)

The author wrote that a race for dominance in artificial intelligence has begun worldwide. Germany has hardly any of it, and human intelligence is also declining, especially in government, he claimed. Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger is ironically proposing to tax intelligence, he added. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Digitalpolitik #Innovation #DE (translated)

There are many indications that we are dealing with a part of the next phase of hybrid warfare. The fire has "disrupted Internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army," Polish Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski reported at the time. #Ukrainekrieg #Sabotage #Hybridkrieg (translated)

This sabotage was intentionally designed to take the station out of service. The Polish Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the day after the fire: "This sabotage was intentionally designed to take the station out of service." #Starlink #HybriderKriegsführung #Polen (translated)

There is plenty of evidence that we are dealing with a part of the next phase of hybrid warfare. The fire has disrupted "internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army," Polish Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said at the time. #Ukrainekrieg #Starlink #hybrideKriegführung (translated)

»Diese Sabotage war absichtlich so konzipiert, um die Station außer Betrieb zu setzen«Durch das Feuer sei »der Internetzugang für verschiedene Institutionen gestört worden, einschließlich der ukrainischen Armee«, sagte der polnische Digitalminister Krzysztof Gawkowski am Donnerstag dem Sender TVP Info. #HybriderKrieg #Russland #Starlink

Bald soll es eine Digitale-Identitäts-App der Bundesregierung geben, die Ausweis, Führerschein und alles Mögliche bündelt. Der Digitalminister betreibt sie - und schon jetzt bemängeln Verbraucherschützer, Fachleute und Opposition die rücksichtslosen Kontrollmechanismen und #DigitaleIdentität #Datenschutz #Digitalisierung #DE

Falls stimmt, dass alle 🇩🇪Sicherheitsbehörden den Einzug von Abteilungen des Digitalministeriums neben den Geheimdienststandort Russlands in Berlin aka Russisches Haus absegneten, sind es keine. Der Minister ist in Sicherheitsfragen urteilsunfähig, sonst hätte er das unterbunden. #Sicherheit #Digitalisierung #Politik

Wie man so blöd sein kann, ausgerechnet das Digitalministerium neben ein als russische Kultureinrichtung getarntes Propagandagebäude des russischen Staats zu platzieren, ist wirklich eine Frage, die nur diese Bundesregierung beantworten kann. An Verantwortungslosigkeit ist es #Digitalministerium #RussischePropaganda #Bundesregierung #RU

Es ist wirklich unverständlich, Teile des Digitalministeriums direkt neben das Russische Haus zu legen, von dem ein Spionagerisiko ausgeht – das hat nun auch nochmals ein Bericht frz. Dienste bestätigt. Das russische Haus zu schließen, ist die einfachste Lösung. #Digitalministerium #Spionagerisiko #RussischesHaus #RU #FR