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Montenegro
Origins
Under Milo Đukanović, Montenegro distanced itself from Serbia in the late 1990s and adopted the Deutsche Mark and later the euro. Within Serbia and Montenegro, it used its right to hold an independence referendum, and on 21 May 2006 a narrow majority voted to leave. Independence was declared on 3 June 2006, restoring the statehood lost in 1918 by the Kingdom of Montenegro.
Rule and society
Montenegro is a parliamentary republic with its capital at Podgorica, while Cetinje, the old royal capital, keeps the official residence of the president. A constitution adopted in 2007 made Montenegrin the official language. Đukanović's Democratic Party of Socialists dominated politics for three decades, and tourism along the Adriatic coast is the mainstay of the economy.
To the present
Montenegro joined NATO in 2017 despite Russian opposition and an alleged coup plot in 2016. A dispute over a law on church property brought the opposition to power in 2020, ending thirty years of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists. It is among the most advanced candidates for EU membership.
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