{
  "id": 14874236,
  "title": "Morning Briefing Podcast: Total damage to the coalition? / Merz and Macron finalize car pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/morning-briefing-podcast-totalschaden-in-der-koalition-merz-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:26:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/audio/podcast-morning-briefing/morning-briefing-podcast-totalschaden-in-der-koalition---merz-und-macron-machen-autopakt-klar/100262734.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "They can't work together, but they also can't work without each other: The Union and SPD are arguing, but both are shying away from new elections. Now it's being decided whether the deputies will stick to the reform course or deviate from it.",
  "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."
}