(CN) — Alternative for Germany, a far-right anti-immigrant party that now tops opinion polls only two months after it scored historic gains in national elections, was classified as a threat to democracy on Friday by the country's domestic intelligence agency.

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a political ban on the party.

The German counterintelligence has classified the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist organization that threatens democracy. What does this mean for the party, and will this decision impact the distribution of power in the Bundestag?