MONTENEGRO: ELECTION CAMPAIGN
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(9 Jun 2000) Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
(9 Jun 2000) Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
Montenegro's prime minister Pilip Vujanovic claimed on Friday that his country wanted to split from Slobodan Milosevic and Belgrade and increase its ties with Europe.
His claim comes two days before the region's two largest cities go to the polls to pick municipal governments.
Vujanovic, who supports independence for Montenegro, says he's confident his Democratic Socialist Party will win Sunday's elections and if it does, he's keen to hold a referendum on independence within a matter of months.
Preparations for Sunday's elections were in full swing in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica on Friday.
Political posters decorate the streets.
For several weeks now, voters have been delivered a heated campaign.
The elections take place only in Montenegro's two main cities of Podgorica and Herzej Novi, but because a third of Montenegro's six-hundred-thousand inhabitants live in these cities, the winner of these elections is viewed as having support nationwide.
The battle will be between two main parties; one - the Socialist Nationalist Party - supported by Milosevic, the other - the Democratic Socialist Party - supported but those who want to split from Yugoslavia.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Yes Montenegro is a divided society. Division on the political scene is very clear. You have the anti-Milosovic block led by the government coalition and Presidential candidate and you have the pro-Milosovic block led by the Socialist People Party. Those main political blocks are divided very deeply. Society's divided and one can organise conflict here if he wants. But, it will depend on Mr Milosevic mostly, but I'm not sure that his timetable.. that his position now is not that way that he would organise some immediate conflict. He's not jeopardising Serbia directly, and also is the question, is he capable any more of organising some big conflict somewhere, even Montenegro?
SUPER CAPTION: Srdjan Dragojlovic, Political Analyst
Milosevic's allies are led by Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic.
They have repeatedly alleged that Prime Minister Pilip Vujanovic and President Miko Djukanovic won their elections through fraud.
Speaking to a crowd in Herzej Novi on Wednesday, Bulatovic relayed greetings from President Milosevic, and expressed confidence for the forthcoming ballot.
To increase the likelihood of victory in both cities, Bulatovic formed a coalition called "Coalition for Yugoslavia" with the municipal branches of the Ultra-nationalist Radicals, the Communists and Bojovic's supporters in the two cities.
The group's major themes are close ties with Milosevic and Serbia.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbian)
"Being together with Serbia doesn't necessarily mean being isolated. I think we can find a way that both Montenegro and Serbia include themselves in European institutions. And, I think the process of isolation of us should be forgotten. This is going to be very difficult but our decision is to be together with Serbia as well as with the international community. This is what my party thinks."
SUPER CAPTION: Pedja Bulatovic, Vice-President SNP
After independence-minded Vujanovic's inauguration, Bulatovic's supporters staged street protests that led to several days of violence in Podgorica.
If victorious in Sunday's ballot, Bulatovic's group would probably push for early parliamentary elections in a quest to take power from Vujanovic.
But on Friday, Vujanovic was in a confident mood.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbian)
SUPER CAPTION: Pilip Vujanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro
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Montenegro's prime minister Pilip Vujanovic claimed on Friday that his country wanted to split from Slobodan Milosevic and Belgrade and increase its ties with Europe.
His claim comes two days before the region's two largest cities go to the polls to pick municipal governments.
Vujanovic, who supports independence for Montenegro, says he's confident his Democratic Socialist Party will win Sunday's elections and if it does, he's keen to hold a referendum on independence within a matter of months.
Preparations for Sunday's elections were in full swing in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica on Friday.
Political posters decorate the streets.
For several weeks now, voters have been delivered a heated campaign.
The elections take place only in Montenegro's two main cities of Podgorica and Herzej Novi, but because a third of Montenegro's six-hundred-thousand inhabitants live in these cities, the winner of these elections is viewed as having support nationwide.
The battle will be between two main parties; one - the Socialist Nationalist Party - supported by Milosevic, the other - the Democratic Socialist Party - supported but those who want to split from Yugoslavia.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Yes Montenegro is a divided society. Division on the political scene is very clear. You have the anti-Milosovic block led by the government coalition and Presidential candidate and you have the pro-Milosovic block led by the Socialist People Party. Those main political blocks are divided very deeply. Society's divided and one can organise conflict here if he wants. But, it will depend on Mr Milosevic mostly, but I'm not sure that his timetable.. that his position now is not that way that he would organise some immediate conflict. He's not jeopardising Serbia directly, and also is the question, is he capable any more of organising some big conflict somewhere, even Montenegro?
SUPER CAPTION: Srdjan Dragojlovic, Political Analyst
Milosevic's allies are led by Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic.
They have repeatedly alleged that Prime Minister Pilip Vujanovic and President Miko Djukanovic won their elections through fraud.
Speaking to a crowd in Herzej Novi on Wednesday, Bulatovic relayed greetings from President Milosevic, and expressed confidence for the forthcoming ballot.
To increase the likelihood of victory in both cities, Bulatovic formed a coalition called "Coalition for Yugoslavia" with the municipal branches of the Ultra-nationalist Radicals, the Communists and Bojovic's supporters in the two cities.
The group's major themes are close ties with Milosevic and Serbia.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbian)
"Being together with Serbia doesn't necessarily mean being isolated. I think we can find a way that both Montenegro and Serbia include themselves in European institutions. And, I think the process of isolation of us should be forgotten. This is going to be very difficult but our decision is to be together with Serbia as well as with the international community. This is what my party thinks."
SUPER CAPTION: Pedja Bulatovic, Vice-President SNP
After independence-minded Vujanovic's inauguration, Bulatovic's supporters staged street protests that led to several days of violence in Podgorica.
If victorious in Sunday's ballot, Bulatovic's group would probably push for early parliamentary elections in a quest to take power from Vujanovic.
But on Friday, Vujanovic was in a confident mood.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbian)
SUPER CAPTION: Pilip Vujanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro
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