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  "id": 8886406,
  "title": "Germany: CDU suffers a crushing defeat in the regional elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/germany-cdu-suffers-a-crushing-defeat-in-the-regional-elections",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:44:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/germany-cdu-suffers-a-crushing-defeat-in-the-regional-elections"
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  "summary": "Germany’s regional elections delivered mixed results for the country’s major parties. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD won the largest share of the vote, but remains isolated as other parties have ruled out coalition talks, leaving incumbent SPD premier Manuela Schwesig with a realistic path to forming a government. In Berlin, meanwhile, the Left Party came out on top and could…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/five-takeaways-from-germanys-regional-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:12:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Five takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far-right gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/five-takeaways-from-germanys-regional-elections-after-far-right-gains",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:47:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Five takeaways from Germany’s regional elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/five-takeaways-from-germanys-regional-elections-8868347",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:08:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Far-right AfD's rise in Germany's regional elections worries EU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/far-right-afds-rise-in-germanys-regional-elections-worries-eu",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:05:23.000Z"
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