{
  "id": 8958900,
  "title": "'We can counter the AfD': In this eastern German city, local leaders refuse to give ground",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/we-can-counter-the-afd-in-this-eastern-german-city-local-leaders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/21/we-can-counter-the-afd-in-this-eastern-german-city-local-leaders-refuse-to-give-ground_6757787_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'Europe's far right takes root' (1/6). In Weissenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD scored a historic result in the regional election held on September 6. Conservative Mayor Martin Papke (CDU) believes that '80% of the far right's success comes from its extremely effective marketing.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}