{
  "id": 6145390,
  "title": "What is the AfD? Germany's far-right party, explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/what-is-the-afd-germanys-far-right-party-explained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T15:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0907/1590625-germany-afd-explainer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the weeks ahead of the German election, the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) consistently polled around 20%. For the first time, the AfD poses a challenge to mainstream parties' longstanding strategy of isolating the far right.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Far-right AfD wins crushing victory in German state election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/far-right-afd-wins-crushing-victory-in-german-state-election",
        "published": "2026-09-07T09:55:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz ‘shocked’ by far-right AfD state election victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/germanys-merz-shocked-by-far-right-afd-state-election-victory",
        "published": "2026-09-07T13:58:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}