2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:referendum
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased tensions with Serbia
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gptkbp:age_restriction |
18 years or older to vote
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gptkbp:campaigns |
Anti-independence campaign
Pro-independence campaign |
gptkbp:consequences |
New constitution adopted in 2007
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gptkbp:controversy |
Claims of irregularities in the voting process
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Revival of Montenegrin national identity
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gptkbp:date |
May 21, 2006
2007, new constitution adopted 2008, Montenegro recognized by the United States 2010, Montenegro joins NATO Partnership for Peace 2017, Montenegro joins NATO July 2006, new government formed June 28, 2006, Montenegro admitted to the UN June 3, 2006, declaration of independence May 21, 2006, referendum day October 2006, first parliamentary elections post-independence |
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Established diplomatic relations with several countries
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gptkbp:economic_impact |
Initial economic challenges post-independence
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gptkbp:election |
44.5% of votes
55.5% of votes Formation of a new government in Montenegro |
gptkbp:followed_by |
Montenegro's declaration of independence
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gptkbp:historical_context |
Dissolution of Yugoslavia
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked the end of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
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2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
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gptkbp:impact |
Increased nationalism in the region
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gptkbp:international_recognition |
Recognized by the United Nations
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gptkbp:is_debated_in |
Debate over the future of the region
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gptkbp:is_observed_in |
International observers
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
Serbian government
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gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Milo_Đukanović
Sergej Trifunović |
gptkbp:legal_framework |
Law on Referendum and the Law on the Election of Members of Parliament
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Montenegro
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gptkbp:media_coverage |
Extensive international media coverage
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gptkbp:outcome |
Montenegro became the 192nd member of the United Nations
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gptkbp:preceded_by |
2003 Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro
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gptkbp:public_perception |
55% of votes required for independence
Divided among ethnic lines |
gptkbp:related_event |
2006 Montenegrin parliamentary elections
2006 Montenegrin presidential elections |
gptkbp:result |
Independence from Serbia
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gptkbp:significance |
Led to the establishment of Montenegro as an independent state
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gptkbp:supervising_body |
gptkb:European_Union
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gptkbp:voter_turnout |
86.5%
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gptkbp:voting_method |
Secret ballot
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Montenegrin_independence_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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