{
  "id": 8944452,
  "title": "Merz vows to keep ruling coalition together for Germany's 'democratic future'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/merz-vows-to-keep-ruling-coalition-together-for-germanys-democratic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:12:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/21/merz-vows-to-keep-ruling-coalition-together-for-germany-s-democratic-future_6757770_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'We are determined to live up to the historic responsibilities our country is facing,' said Friedrich Merz about the ruling coalition between his center-right CDU and the center-left SPD.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/is-germanys-leader-friedrich-merz-doomed-as-far-right-wins-again",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:00:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Erosion of Germany's political centre exposes Merz's weakening grip on power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/erosion-of-germanys-political-centre-exposes-merzs-weakening-grip-on",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:11:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Elif Eralp: A leftist leader with Turkish roots dubbed ‘Germany’s Mamdani’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/elif-eralp-a-leftist-leader-with-turkish-roots-dubbed-germanys-mamdani",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:55:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}