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  "id": 6136055,
  "title": "REPLAY: 'Shocked' Merz speaks after far-right election victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/replay-shocked-merz-speaks-after-far-right-election-victory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260907-replay-shocked-merz-speaks-after-far-right-election-victory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he was \"deeply shocked\" after his centre-right party suffered a heavy loss in a state poll to the far-right AfD, but vowed to push on with reforms. Watch his press conference in full above.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Merz ‘deeply shocked’ as far-right victory tests Germany’s political firewall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/merz-deeply-shocked-as-far-right-victory-tests-germanys-political",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:17:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}