{
  "id": 8846615,
  "title": "World : German Far-Right AfD Wins Second State Election, Dealing Merz Major Blow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/world-german-far-right-afd-wins-second-state-election-dealing-merz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T03:14:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2609745"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BERLIN, Sept 21 (Bernama-dpa) -- The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, its second state victory in just two weeks, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative party suffered its worst-ever showing in its 81-year history, according to preliminary results, reported German Press Agency (dpa).",
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "German Chancellor Merz calls state election a ‘disaster’ for his party, vows to stay on",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/german-chancellor-merz-calls-state-election-a-disaster-for-his-party",
        "published": "2026-09-21T03:34:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Under-fire Merz vows to show 'patience' and 'backbone'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/under-fire-merz-vows-to-show-patience-and-backbone",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:58:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}