Preliminary results from Montenegro's independence poll, has determined more than 55 per cent of voters opted for separation from Serbia, exceeding the threshold set by the European Union.
Franisek Lipka, head of the Republican Commission, which oversaw the referendum, on Monday 22nd May, said 55.4 per cent of those who partecipate in Sunday's referendum voted for independence and 44.6 voted against.
Around 25,000 votes remained to be counted, though it is not expected the remaining votes significantly affect the final result.
Diplomatic sources also confirmed that. They said independence would be a severe blow to the Serbian government which had desperately hoped the independence poll would fail and that the fragile state union linking Serbia and Montenegro would survive.
If Montenegro does now proclaim its independence, as seems more than likely, it will mark the final phase of the disintegration of the former Jugoslavian Federation.
But another question is still open: later this year a decision will be reached on the final status of Kosovo, a Serbian province that has been an international protectorate since 1999.
Franisek Lipka, head of the Republican Commission, which oversaw the referendum, on Monday 22nd May, said 55.4 per cent of those who partecipate in Sunday's referendum voted for independence and 44.6 voted against.
Around 25,000 votes remained to be counted, though it is not expected the remaining votes significantly affect the final result.
Diplomatic sources also confirmed that. They said independence would be a severe blow to the Serbian government which had desperately hoped the independence poll would fail and that the fragile state union linking Serbia and Montenegro would survive.
If Montenegro does now proclaim its independence, as seems more than likely, it will mark the final phase of the disintegration of the former Jugoslavian Federation.
But another question is still open: later this year a decision will be reached on the final status of Kosovo, a Serbian province that has been an international protectorate since 1999.
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