Podgorica, Montenegro
Defying Serbia: The government of Montenegro last week angered Serbia—and its own Serbian minority—by formally recognizing the independence of Kosovo. Montenegro was the last Yugoslav state to split from Belgrade’s rule, remaining part of Serbia until 2006. More than one-third of its people consider themselves ethnic Serbs, and they were as upset as their brethren in Serbia when the province of Kosovo declared its independence from Belgrade last February. At a rally this week in the capital, Podgorica, protesters angry over the government’s move threw rocks at police, chanting “Treason! Treason!” and “Kosovo is Serbia.” The opposition is now demanding that the government either revoke its recognition of Kosovo or call early elections.
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