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  "id": 3944009,
  "title": "French presidential candidates gather for first debate as left-right divide emerges on economic issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/french-presidential-candidates-gather-for-first-debate-as-left-right",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:22:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/08/28/french-presidential-candidates-gather-for-first-debate-as-left-right-divide-emerges-on-economic-issues_6756935_5.html"
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  "summary": "Seven presidential hopefuls debated their positions on taxes, pensions, debt and labor costs on Thursday at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, at the invitation of France's largest employers' federation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders at first presidential debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/le-pen-seeks-to-woo-french-business-leaders-at-first-presidential",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:46:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "French presidential hopefuls clash over economy and EU in first debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/french-presidential-hopefuls-clash-over-economy-and-eu-in-first-debate",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:07:24.000Z"
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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."
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