{
  "id": 6150193,
  "title": "Ulrich Siegmund, the smiling ‘popular kid’ who propelled the far right to victory in eastern Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ulrich-siegmund-the-smiling-popular-kid-who-propelled-the-far-right",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:48:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-07/ulrich-siegmund-the-smiling-popular-kid-who-propelled-the-far-right-to-victory-in-eastern-germany.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The German politician has given his party a friendly image and an optimistic message, but responds evasively when asked about the Holocaust and Nazism",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Is the AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund Germany’s ‘most dangerous man’?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/is-the-afds-ulrich-siegmund-germanys-most-dangerous-man",
        "published": "2026-09-07T10:53:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Ulrich Siegmund could become AfD’s first-ever premier of a German state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ulrich-siegmund-could-become-afds-first-ever-premier-of-a-german-state",
        "published": "2026-09-07T22:26:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}