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  "id": 8738141,
  "title": "Germany's Merz vows to press on with reforms despite state election defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-press-on-with-reforms-despite-state-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:21:54.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260920-germany-s-merz-vows-to-press-on-with-reforms-despite-state-election-defeat"
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  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he plans to stay in office after his party suffered losses in two state elections on Sunday, vowing to push on with the government’s plans for potentially painful reforms. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit polls showed, and also gained in strength in another…",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Germans head to the polls in state elections as pressure mounts on Merz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germans-head-to-the-polls-in-state-elections-as-pressure-mounts-on",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:43:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/german-chancellor-merz-vows-to-stay-on-despite-disaster-in-state",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:50:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Germany: Merz vows to \"push on despite setbacks\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germany-merz-vows-to-push-on-despite-setbacks",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:20:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-press-ahead-with-reforms-after-historic-state",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:24:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-press-ahead-with-reforms-after-historic-state-8737167",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:29:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Germany's Merz vows to press on with reforms despite state election losses to far-right AfD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-press-on-with-reforms-despite-state-election-8743212",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:48:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/merz-stumbles-on-after-another-big-election-defeat-but-for-how-long",
        "published": "2026-09-20T20:08:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/merz-stumbles-on-after-another-big-election-defeat-but-for-how-long-8761543",
        "published": "2026-09-20T20:08:00.000Z"
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