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  "id": 7260474,
  "title": "Germany: Merz's CDU comes out on top in Lower Saxony polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/germany-merzs-cdu-comes-out-on-top-in-lower-saxony-polls-7260474",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:09:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/germany-merz-s-cdu-comes-out-on-top-in-lower-saxony-polls/a-79254724?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "summary": "The Christian Democrats have emerged as the strongest party at local elections in the state of Lower Saxony. The vote was closely watched as an indicator of the strength of the far-right AfD, which came in third.",
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        "title": "Germany: Merz's CDU comes out on top in Lower Saxony polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/germany-merzs-cdu-comes-out-on-top-in-lower-saxony-polls",
        "published": "2026-09-14T06:09:00.000Z"
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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."
}