Hubert Aiwanger, 55, Bavaria’s deputy prime minister and economics minister, was found dead in a hotel room in Berlin. He had been due to give a speech there but had cancelled because he felt unwell, according to one report.

Police are investigating the death, and its cause has not been disclosed. Aiwanger was the national and regional leader of the Freie Wähler party. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder and state parliament president Ilse Aigner expressed shock at his death.