Germany rebuked Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he slammed the country’s intelligence agency for classifying the far-right political party Alternative for Germany a “proven-right wing extremist organization.

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

After Germany's domestic intelligence agency classified AfD party as a 'proven extremist group,' 48% of respondents supported outlawing the party, while 37% opposed the ban - Anadolu Ajansı