{
  "id": 9770858,
  "title": "Merz clings on as Germany’s political center crumbles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/merz-clings-on-as-germanys-political-center-crumbles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:43:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/merz-clings-on-as-germanys-political-center-crumbles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German state polls yield historic defeat, familiar paralysisDiego Faßnacht reports that the CDU’s historic losses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin have deepened Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s political crisis without producing a clear alternative. Germany remains trapped […] The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}