| 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) |