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Saxony-Anhalt Election: “I Laugh in Your Face”

From Süddeutsche Zeitung · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Supporters opposing the far-right AfD gathered in a lively Domplatz event before the party’s expected victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Singer Magda performed a song about confidence and defiance, telling the crowd, “I laugh in your face.”
  • She made the political target clear, prompting cheers from thousands of people in the square.

Between sunshine and showers, the mood slowly rises on the Domplatz. Singer Magda has just performed a love song, saying it was for another woman and that she would not let anyone take queer love away from her.

She introduces the next song as one about self-confidence, with a touch of defiance. “You can do nothing to me. You cannot hurt me. I laugh in your face,” she says, reciting the lyrics.

You can do nothing to me. You cannot hurt me. I laugh in your face.

· MagdaThe singer introduced a song about confidence and defiance at the Domplatz gathering.

Then she adds the political meaning herself: “Okay? We know whose face we are laughing in.” Thousands of people in the square erupt in cheers.

The gathering takes place before the expected election victory of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt. Its opponents are using the event to encourage one another, while the far-right party is making no effort to moderate its position.

Okay? We know whose face we are laughing in.

· MagdaShe explicitly connected the song’s defiance to the political setting.
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Originally published by Süddeutsche Zeitung in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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