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People attend a rally to celebrate the vote for independence, in the medeival capital of Cetinje, some 35 km west of Podgorica, Monday, May 22, 2006. Montenegro's state electoral commission confirmed the victory of a pro-independence bloc in a referendum to secede from Serbia to form a separate state and said that according to near-complete results, 55.4 percent voted Sunday for Montenegro to become and independent state. The European Union has said a minimum 55 percent threshold of 'Yes' votes was needed for Montenegro to secede. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Tuesday he accepted the preliminary results of Montenegro's independence referendum that heralded the tiny Balkan republic's breakaway from the state union of Serbia-Montenegro.

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Tuesday he accepted the preliminary results of Montenegro's independence referendum that heralded the tiny Balkan republic's breakaway from the state union of Serbia-Montenegro. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

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