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  "id": 8643827,
  "title": "Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germans-vote-in-elections-threatening-fresh-blow-to-merz-8643827",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
    "slug": "the-local-germany-thelocal",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20260920/germans-vote-in-elections-threatening-fresh-blow-to-merz"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germans began voting Sunday in two state elections where far-right and far-left gains could send new shock waves to Berlin and rock the government of embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz.",
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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."
}