After the surprising death of Hesse’s finance minister Thomas Schäfer, politicians from all parties are shocked and shocked. The CDU politician was found dead on a railroad track on Saturday. Investigators assume that the 54-year-old committed suicide. “We are all shocked,” said Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) in a first reaction.
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One has to deal with Schäfer’s death now and mourn with his family. “We therefore extend our sincere condolences to his closest relatives first, and we wish them strength and strength for this difficult time,” Bouffier said. At noon, he wants to comment on the tragic death of the finance minister with a video link.
Also CDU chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was shocked: “The news of Thomas Schäfer’s sudden death has shocked us all in the CDU. It hits us and makes us sad and stunned,” she wrote on Twitter.
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Schäfer was considered a possible successor to Prime Minister Bouffier. He was active in Hessian state politics for more than two decades, and since 2010 he has been the minister of finance. In his office, the financial expert had also attracted attention nationwide. He leaves behind his wife and two children.
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On Saturday morning was on a railroad track Hochheim a body was discovered. According to the prosecutor’s office in Wiesbaden and the police headquarters in West Hesse, extensive investigations were carried out – until it was established that the body was Schäfer’s.
The parties in the Hessian state parliament were deeply shaken by the death of the CDU politician. “I know few personalities who were as steadfast, interesting and reliable as Thomas Schäfer,” said Boris Rhein. “It’s already missing! I can’t imagine what it’s like to shape politics without it.” Representatives of the opposition parties were also stunned and expressed their condolences to the family and the bereaved.
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