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Separatists may win vote

Cetinje (Montenegro): On Sunday Montenegro votes on whether to restore the independence it last enjoyed under the royal Petrovic dynasty until 1918. Cetinje town is gearing up for a revival of the grand old days when it was a capital of clashing imperial intrigue. ``Cetinje is the symbol of Montenegro. It represents the entire history of the place,'' said Cedo Kapisoda, the head of the town's Citizens' party. ``On Sunday we'll become a state again after 90 years and this town will be different.'' The wars of the 90s left Montenegro as the last of the six former republics of Communist Yugoslavia still hitched to Serbia. Forced into an unhappy shotgun marriage with Serbia by the E.U. three years ago, Montenegro is now filing for divorce after a period of effective separation. The evidence indicates the secessionists will win: the world's 193rd state will emerge and Brussels will have to recognise another micro-state clamouring to join the E.U.

- Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006

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