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  "id": 16146460,
  "title": "Mélenchon wants to erase France's debt. What are the precedents for that?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/melenchon-wants-to-erase-frances-debt-what-are-the-precedents-for-that",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T03:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/23/melenchon-wants-to-erase-france-s-debt-what-are-the-precedents-for-that_6762043_19.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While the radical decision has already happened in France's history, it has only ever been implemented at times of war or revolution, and after lengthy negotiations with creditors.",
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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."
}