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Poll: Montenegro quits Serbia; Crowds celebrate in capital as unofficial results show breakup
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus May 21, 2006 06:59pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Monday, May 22, 2006 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PODGORICA, Serbia-Montenegro (CNN) -- Montenegro has decided to sever its union with Serbia, a move that would break up the last two pieces of the former Yugoslavia, according to unofficial poll results released Sunday.
The unofficial results found that 55.3 percent of voters opted for the change, Journalist Bruce Konviser said. That's slightly more than the 55 percent approval that the European Union said was required for passage.
"I'm sure that tonight a democratic Montenegro will be celebrated," Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said.
Although official results are not expected until Monday, people began celebrating inside government buildings Sunday night, and fireworks illuminated the center of the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica.
At stake is whether Europe will see the formation of a new country. Montenegro would be a small, mountainous nation along the Adriatic Sea with a total population of about 650,000.
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