{
  "id": 7776130,
  "title": "Far-right AfD hits record polling support as Merz's conservative bloc slumps in Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/far-right-afd-hits-record-polling-support-as-merzs-conservative-bloc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/polls-show-record-surge-in-voter-support-for-germany-s-far-right-afd-party-50641913.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two concurrent German opinion polls have recorded a surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) alongside a decline for the conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz, German outlet Focus reported on September 15.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz cancels UN trip as pressure mounts over elections at home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/germanys-merz-cancels-un-trip-as-pressure-mounts-over-elections-at",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:42:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz cancels trip to UN in New York as pressure mounts at home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/germanys-merz-cancels-trip-to-un-in-new-york-as-pressure-mounts-at",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:00:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Germany: Chancellor Merz is fighting for his political survival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/germany-chancellor-merz-is-fighting-for-his-political-survival",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:49:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}