2006 Montenegrin independence referendum

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The 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum was a pivotal vote in which Montenegro narrowly chose to dissolve its state union with Serbia and re-establish itself as a sovereign nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence referendum ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
approvedBy Parliament of Montenegro ⓘ
assessmentByObservers generally free and fair ⓘ
country Montenegro ⓘ
date 21 May 2006 ⓘ
electorateSize approximately 484,000 registered voters ⓘ
followedBy proclamation of independence of Montenegro on 3 June 2006 ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the restoration of Montenegrin statehood after the existence within Yugoslav and post‑Yugoslav unions ⓘ
keyEUEnvoy Miroslav Lajčák ⓘ
languageOfBallot Albanian ⓘ
Bosnian ⓘ
Croatian ⓘ
Montenegrin ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ
linked to: Serbian language
legalBasis Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
location Montenegro ⓘ
mainProIndependenceLeader Milo Đukanović ⓘ
mainProUnionLeader Predrag Bulatović ⓘ
mediatedBy European Union ⓘ
monitoredBy Council of Europe ⓘ
Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe ⓘ
noVotePercentage approximately 44.5% ⓘ
organisedBy Republic Referendum Commission of Montenegro ⓘ
partOf dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
precedes Montenegro’s admission to the United Nations in 2006 ⓘ
international recognition of Montenegro in 2006 ⓘ
proIndependenceBloc Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro ⓘ
proUnionBloc People’s Party of Montenegro ⓘ
Serbian People’s Party of Montenegro ⓘ
Socialist People’s Party of Montenegro ⓘ
question Whether Montenegro should become an independent state with full international and legal subjectivity ⓘ
recognizedBy European Union member states in 2006 ⓘ
Republic of Serbia in 2006 ⓘ
United States in 2006 ⓘ
relatedTo Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ
requiredThresholdForIndependence 55% of valid votes ⓘ
result Montenegro chose to dissolve the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ
Montenegro re‑established itself as a sovereign state ⓘ
majority voted for independence of Montenegro ⓘ
supervisedBy European Union ⓘ
turnout approximately 86.5% ⓘ
votingSystem single‑question popular referendum ⓘ
year 2006 ⓘ
yesVotePercentage approximately 55.5% ⓘ

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Montenegro → independenceEvent → 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum ⓘ
2006 Montenegrin independence referendum → result → Montenegro re‑established itself as a sovereign state ⓘ
linked to: 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
Montenegro and Serbia → separationEvent → Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 ⓘ
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Montenegro and Serbia → resultOfReferendum → independent Montenegro ⓘ
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Republic Referendum Commission of Montenegro → appliesToEvent → 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum ⓘ
Milo Đukanović → influencedBy → Montenegrin independence referendum of 2006 ⓘ
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Predrag Bulatović → participatedIn → Montenegrin independence referendum campaign ⓘ
linked to: 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum