{"id":278126,"date":"2025-09-14T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-most-populous-state-holds-election-in-key-test-for-merz-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:05:12","slug":"germanys-most-populous-state-holds-election-in-key-test-for-merz-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-most-populous-state-holds-election-in-key-test-for-merz-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s most populous state holds election in key test for Merz | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pYDYL_eyDPA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Germany's most populous state holds election in key test for Merz | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYDYL_eyDPA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia head to the polls on Sunday for local elections. 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