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  "id": 7961211,
  "title": "After far-right win, Germany’s Merz nervously faces new state polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/after-far-right-win-germanys-merz-nervously-faces-new-state-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T05:31:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Tight races for power are expected in the city-state of Berlin and the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "After far-right win, Germany’s Merz nervously faces new state polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/after-far-right-win-germanys-merz-nervously-faces-new-state-polls-7965496",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "After far-right win, Germany’s Merz nervously faces new state polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/after-far-right-win-germanys-merz-nervously-faces-new-state-polls-7961502",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:31:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "After far-right AfD win, Germany’s embattled chancellor faces more election tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/after-far-right-afd-win-germanys-embattled-chancellor-faces-more",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:05:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "The rise of AfD: How far-right gains in Berlin are rattling Germany’s establishment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-rise-of-afd-how-far-right-gains-in-berlin-are-rattling-germanys",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:36:12.000Z"
      }
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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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