{
  "id": 8729807,
  "title": "Exit polls show 'disaster' for Merz' CDU party in two state elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/exit-polls-show-disaster-for-merz-cdu-party-in-two-state-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:54:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/exit-polls-show-disaster-for-merz-cdu-party-in-two-state-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germans headed to the polls today in two state elections - in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Exit polls suggest a dramatic loss for the Chancellor Freidrich Mertz's Christian Democratic Union party. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Jörg Taszman.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}