Before the Semperoper in Dresden, the followers of the movement "Pegida" waving ("Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West") again black-red-gold banners. According to police arrived 17,300 followers. Two weeks ago, the organizers had mobilisert 25,000 people.
The slogan of the rally was "Reborn". The organizers wanted to demonstrate strength after the police had banned the planned event last Monday due to stop threats against the co-founder Lutz Bachmann for security reasons. And after the 41-year-old Bachmann had resigned all offices in Pegida on Wednesday.
Previously, it was revealed that Bachmann had posted on his Facebook page a Selfie with "Hitler mustache" and dehumanizing comments.
Pegida resists sinking rumors
Surprisingly, the Pegida organizers had chosen the rally on Sunday at spokeswoman Kathrin Oertel. This was officially justified by the "Safety" and a planned major concert on Monday night in downtown Dresden a great festival for tolerance and open-mindedness planned, initiated by the "Dresden - place to be". Many musicians have confirmed their attendance, including Herbert Grönemeyer, BAP frontman Wolfgang Niedecken and Adel Tawil.
Now Stars would have brought to Dresden, "so that the desired headline is: 'Pegida loses in direct comparison,'" Oertel called in heated-mood in the crowd.
The Pegida frontwoman pointed at the rally reports of a collaboration with the party "Alternative for Germany" back. It further pointed out that "Pegida" a citizens movement remain.
The movement is now looking pointedly shoulder to shoulder with their more radical offshoot Legida Leipzig. Their organizer Silvio Roesler said in Dresden differences with Pegida closed. "Dresden and Leipzig march shoulder to shoulder in the future."
Opponents have "Pegida" forehead
Just a few meters from the Pegida rally, demonstration according to the police about 5,000 people against xenophobia. There were minor scuffles between supporters of both camps. Be on Monday to the counter-event "Open and colorful - Dresden for all" again, thousands of people expected.
In casting demonstrated on Sunday about 700 people against racism and exclusion. In Hagen, Erfurt and Wolfsburg gathered on Saturday in each case several hundred people to anti- "Pegida" -Kundgebungen. In Freiburg on Friday evening around 20,000 people protesting against racism and xenophobia.
Politicians, representatives of churches and religious communities and scientists are concerned about the consequences of the Islamic and xenophobic demonstrations. Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) sees Germany's reputation in the world corrupted by "Pegida". It will underestimate the damage that the sayings and posters of the organization had already been done, he told the newspaper "Bild am Sonntag".
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