RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 214, Part II, 3 November 2000
MONTENEGRO TO HOLD REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE NEXT YEAR. The
Montenegrin government said on 2 November that it will hold a
referendum on the Yugoslav republic's status by June 2001,
dpa reported, citing Montenegrin state television (RTCG).
Officials from the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), the
Social Democratic Party, and the People's Party told RTCG
that they will complete preparations for the poll by the end
of this year. People's Party President Dragan Soc, who has
publicly opposed calls by Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic's government for independence, confirmed that the
three parties will begin preparing for a referendum. Miodrag
Vukovic, the DPS chairman, said that Montenegrins will decide
the future course of the republic only after an association
agreement with Serbia is reached. PB
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