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Ukraine war shadows German election results

Original: 'The war in Ukraine is ominously present in the most recent election results, because the entrenched conflict has fundam

The war in Ukraine is said to loom over the latest German election results, as the prolonged conflict has fundamentally changed material conditions in Germany. The end of cheap Russian gas, on which much of German industry and households depended, has driven up costs and reshaped voter sentiment, making the war's economic fallout a central force behind the vote.

Why now: Germans are voting amid the energy and economic upheaval caused by the war in Ukraine.

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• 'The war in Ukraine is ominously present in the most recent election results, because the entrenched conflict has fundamentally altered the material conditions of German life...Most critically, the war put an end to the era of cheap Russian gas on which much of German… · oscarjiminy@aus.social · 1

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