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Pegida Founder Lutz Bachmann Relaunches Low‑Key Evening Marches in Dresden

Saxony's domestic intelligence says it continues to treat Bachmann and Pegida as extremist subjects under ongoing observation.

Overview

  • The first relaunch event took place on Tuesday evening on Dresden's Neumarkt and drew about 450 people, exceeding the organizer's expectation of roughly 350.
  • Bachmann staged the march without a podium or large speakers and spoke briefly through a megaphone to recreate the original 'Abendspaziergang' format.
  • Participants carried German, Reichs‑ and AfD flags, and reporters recorded isolated chants of the banned Nazi slogan "Deutschland erwache," signaling far‑right symbolism in the crowd.
  • At the Martin‑Luther‑Denkmal there were physical and verbal confrontations with journalists and camera crews that required police intervention.
  • Bachmann closed the event by calling for donations for neo‑Nazi Max Schreiber, announcing a December follow‑up, and leaving authorities worried about renewed street‑level right‑wing mobilization given his prior convictions and the Verfassungsschutz classification.