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  "id": 8781179,
  "title": "Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-stay-after-another-state-election-disaster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T20:08:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/world/europe/germany-afd-elections-berlin-mecklenburg.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:39:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz vows to stay on course despite new election defeats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-stay-on-course-despite-new-election-defeats",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Germany's Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/germanys-merz-vows-to-stay-course-despite-new-election-defeats",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:43:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/germanys-merz-vows-to-stay-course-despite-new-election-defeats",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:52:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "German Chancellor Merz under pressure after bruising state election losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/german-chancellor-merz-under-pressure-after-bruising-state-election",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Merz’s election nightmare continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/merzs-election-nightmare-continues",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:05:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}