Far-right leader Marine Le Pen teamed up with a left-wing coalition to topple the French government, pitching the country into a prolonged period of turbulence that’s likely to further unsettle investors.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will seek to topple Macron's prime minister, Barnier, in the French parliament.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will seek to topple Macron's prime minister, Barnier, in the French parliament.

To survive the vote in the fractured lower house, Barnier needs Marine Le Pen's party to abstain, otherwise his government and the budget bill could fall, plunging France into a political crisis.