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  "id": 7569339,
  "title": "Germany's Merz plans high-stakes party meeting after Sunday's state polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/germanys-merz-plans-high-stakes-party-meeting-after-sundays-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:39:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20260915/germanys-merz-plans-high-stakes-party-meeting-after-sundays-state-polls"
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  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans an executive committee meeting of his centre-right CDU on Sunday, straight after two state elections are held, to seek assurances he has his party's continued support.",
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        "title": "Germany's Merz plans high-stakes party meeting after Sunday's state polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/germanys-merz-plans-high-stakes-party-meeting-after-sundays-state-7571780",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:39:26.000Z"
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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."
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