RABAT (Reuters) - The junior party in Morocco's governing coalition confirmed on Wednesday that it had quit over planned cuts in food and energy subsidies, raising the prospect of political instability and possibly an early election in the North African nation.
Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane's government had no immediate comment on the move by the Istiqlal party, which had said on Tuesday it would resign in protest over the subsidy cuts and other issues it says will hurt the poor.
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