Trauerfeier in München: Mehr als 1.000 Trauergäste nehmen Abschied von Aiwanger
So plötzlich der Tod von Hubert Aiwanger kam, so groß ist auch die Anteilnahme. Beim Trauerakt für den Politiker ist die Frauenkirche voll besetzt.
A year has passed since the sudden passing of Hubert Aiwanger, and Munich has come together to bid farewell to the long-serving economic minister. Over 1,000 mourners, many in traditional attire, paid their final respects at the Frauenkirche. The casket, draped in Bavarian colors white and blue, was surrounded by six standby police officers.
The requiem mass was conducted by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, and following the service, a state funeral was held, where Minister-President Markus Söder, Landtag President Ilse Aigner (both CSU), and Free-Wähler faction leader Florian Streibl delivered speeches. Among the first row of attendees were Aiwanger's wife Tanja Schweiger and his family.
The Münchner Dommusik vocal ensemble, Domorchester, and soprano Katja Stuber created a moving atmosphere with Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor. The music was played by Domkapellmeister Lucia Hilz on the organ. The burial will take place in Aiwanger's home state of Bavaria. The state funeral, rare for Bavaria and reserved for distinguished individuals, was last given to former Landtag Presidents Barbara Stamm and Alois Glück.
Thousands of citizens and politicians were present, with up to 1,100 people able to fit inside the Frauenkirche. Aiwanger's party members traveled in buses from across the state, and in a final act of homage, members of the mountain rescue, hunting horns, and bomb disposal teams paid tribute to the man with several bomb shots.
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