{"id":"0bcd4778-f7c7-4e00-9f56-0f69de8a238b","url":"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-05/trumpisms-shadow-looms-over-german-election-as-far-right-eyes-historic-power","domain":"latimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Los Angeles Times","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Trumpism's shadow looms over German election as far right eyes historic power","plainHeadline":"Germany’s AfD eyes historic power influenced by Trumpism.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["AfD uses Trump-like rhetoric to question absentee voting and claim fraud.","AfD leaders allege nursing home ballots manipulated; officials deny evidence.","State elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern could redefine postwar order.","Polls show AfD leading in Saxony-Anhalt with potential state-government control.","Experts say Trump-inspired tactics aim to erode trust in institutions nationwide."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T10:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T10:15:28.632Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/32ce7aee-8955-4188-af8e-93c59d7b91b1"}