{
  "id": 11513188,
  "title": "Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/germanys-political-center-fights-for-relevance-after-far-right-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T19:22:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/g-s1-146108/germany-politics-center-afd-die-linke-cdu-merz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Centrist politicians are soul-searching after electoral gains by the far right and the far left. Today's weak coalitions, political fragmentation and dire economy echo a past that led to the rise of fascism.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}