{
  "id": 3960748,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:07:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260828-french-presidential-hopefuls-clash-over-economy-and-eu-in-first-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Seven leading candidates in the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron have clashed in their first debate ahead of the 2027 election, exposing sharp differences over the economy, public debt and France's relationship with the European Union.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:22:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}