{
  "id": 16258789,
  "title": "Why Is AfD Gaining Ground in Germany — and What Does It Mean?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/why-is-afd-gaining-ground-in-germany-and-what-does-it-mean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/political-pulse/20261024-355228/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Germany, the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is gaining support. What drives Germans to vote for a party often labeled as far-right? Are they rejecting the country’s postwar path and attempting to return to totalitarianism?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}