Wilders woos Pegida followers in Germany

Dutch far-right populist lawmaker Geert Wilders and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) rallied thousands of Pegida followers in Dresden, Germany on 13 April 2015 to counter society's 'Islamisation'. According to EurActiv, he failed to draw the record crowds organisers had hoped for.

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ESO: Background information: German government blames Pegida for rise in crimes against refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-government-blames-pegida-for-rise-in-crimes-against-refugees/

Deutsche Welle, 13.04.15: Dutch populist Wilders to appear at Dresden PEGIDA rally http://dw.de/p/1F6p6

Deutsche Welle, 13.04.15: Geert Wilders still has something to prove http://dw.de/p/1F75a

Deutsche Welle, 13.04.15: Wilders' speech in Dresden attracts fewer PEGIDA supporters than expected http://dw.de/p/1F7Jn

Euronews,13.04.15: Right-wing Dutch politician speaks at anti-Islam rally in Dresden http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/13/right-wing-dutch-politician-speaks-at-anti-islam-rally-in-dresden/

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