{"id":12807,"date":"2023-11-01T17:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/?p=12807"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:55:07","slug":"how-much-does-a-vote-cost-in-the-north-two-people-handed-over-money-received-for-votes-to-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/how-much-does-a-vote-cost-in-the-north-two-people-handed-over-money-received-for-votes-to-police\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does a vote cost in the North? 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