{
  "id": 8746752,
  "title": "Germany: AfD scores another victory as Merz suffers historic defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germany-afd-scores-another-victory-as-merz-suffers-historic-defeat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:39:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/693847"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Germany’s AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU records its worst state election result since World War II.</p> <p>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Yom Kippur in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</p>",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "German chancellor Merz’s CDU party set to suffer heavy losses in regional elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/german-chancellor-merzs-cdu-party-set-to-suffer-heavy-losses-in",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:24:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/merz-vows-to-press-ahead-with-reforms-after-partys-historic-defeat-in",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:50:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "'Disaster': Far-right and far-left gains in German state votes leaves Merz shaken",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/disaster-far-right-and-far-left-gains-in-german-state-votes-leaves",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:27:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}