{
  "id": 15906049,
  "title": "Why Germany’s Top Party in the Polls Is Kept Out of Power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/why-germanys-top-party-in-the-polls-is-kept-out-of-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:12:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/why-germany-afd-kept-out-of-power-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The AfD came first in two German state elections and leads national polls, yet governs nowhere. What the firewall is, what courts ruled and what comes next. The post Why Germany’s Top Party in the Polls Is Kept Out of Power appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}