Friday's decision means Wilders will face hate speech charges in the months ahead, possibly coinciding with a March 15 election.
Wilders is accused of discrimination and inciting racism for remarks in 2014, shown on television, in which he led a roomful of followers in chanting that they wanted fewer Moroccans.
Wilders and his lawyers had branded his prosecution "a political witch-hunt". The politician did not attend the brief hearing at The Hague District Court.
Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said the court "rejects the defence's objections."
Wilders' trial is scheduled to start on October 31.
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