MONTENEGRO - Montenegro vote result confirmed

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Tuesday, 23 May 2006,

07:44 GMT 08:44 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montenegro

vote result confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question of

independence has divided Montenegro

 

 

 

Montenegro

has narrowly voted for independence from Serbia in an historic referendum, complete

official results have confirmed.

The full count gave 55.5% in favour of breaking the union with Belgrade. The required

margin for victory was 55%.

A dispute over 19,000 votes in the capital Podgorica delayed

announcement of the final results on Monday.

A demand by pro-Serbian unionist parties for a full recount was

rejected by the referendum commission.

The question of independence has deeply divided Montenegro, with

opponents arguing it will damage economic, family and political ties with Serbia.

Vladeta Jankovic, an adviser to Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav

Kostunica, said Serbia would respect the

result.

" I don't expect anyone to object to Montenegrin

independence, " he told the BBC.

" In Serbia proper there is

nearly a million people who are either of Montenegrin origin or in other ways

very closely collected to Montenegro, but there is

certainly no bad blood about it. "

'Fair' poll

The head of the referendum commission, Frantisek Lipka, said

that the completed preliminary results showed 230,711 people, 55.5%, voted

for Montenegro to become an independent state.

The results will be made final on Saturday after the expiry of a

period in which they can be challenged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5007364.stm

 

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