{"id":"283b0408-d34d-4ad5-b3c8-2a9ea4d5bf60","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/09/06/nx-s1-5955677/german-exit-polls-suggest-far-right-party-big-lead-in-regional-election","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election","plainHeadline":"Exit polls show the AfD leading in a regional election in Germany.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T16:36:48.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T17:16:10.886Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/f37c2664-f655-4be0-92f2-fc5a96427b4c","storyId":"f37c2664-f655-4be0-92f2-fc5a96427b4c","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3376x2251+0+0/resize/3376x2251!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F2b%2F18c9cb3346b3b36ea5ce83575239%2Fap26249325207672.jpg","author":"The Associated Press","dek":"The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear if it will be able to form Germany's's first far-right state government since WWII, exit polls indicate."}