Pegida

Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (German: Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes), abbreviated Pegida (German: [peˈɡiːda], stylised in its logo as PEGIDA), is a pan-European, anti-Islam, far-right extremist political movement. German Pegida believes that Germany is being increasingly Islamicised and defines itself in opposition to Islamic extremism.

Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West
Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes
AbbreviationPegida
Formation11 October 2014
Legal statusEingetragener Verein (registered voluntary association)
Purpose
Location
Official language
German
Chair
Lutz Bachmann
Websitepegida.de

Pegida wants to curb immigration into Germany and it accuses the authorities of failure to enforce related laws. Pegida has held many demonstrations, often accompanied by counter-demonstrations. In 2015, Lutz Bachmann, the founder of Pegida, resigned from the movement after posing as Adolf Hitler and making racist statements on Facebook. He was later reinstated.

Though nationalism is a central feature, Pegida offshoots have formed in various countries. It is a grassroots part of the counter-jihad movement.

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