1992 Montenegrin sovereignty referendum

Montenegrin sovereignty
referendum, 1992
1 March 1992 (1992-03-01)
Are you in favor of Montenegro, as a sovereign republic, continuing to live in a common state - Yugoslavia, fully equal to other republics that wish the same?
Serbian: Да ли сте за то да Црна Гора, као суверена република, настави да живи у заједничкој држави − Југославији, потпуно равноправно са другим републикама које то буду жељеле?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 266,273 96.82%
No 8,755 3.18%
Valid votes 275,028 98.80%
Invalid or blank votes 3,354 1.20%
Total votes 278,382 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 421,549 66.04%
Turnout at the 1992 Montenegrin sovereignty referendum by each municipality of Montenegro

The 1992 Montenegrin sovereignty referendum was the first referendum regarding Montenegrin sovereignty, held on 1 March 1992 in SR Montenegro, a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]

The referendum was the outcome of Montenegrin President Momir Bulatović's decision to agree to the terms set by Lord Carrington which were to transform Yugoslavia into a loose association of independent states that would have the status of subjects under international law. Bulatović's decision angered his ally, the Serbian President Slobodan Milošević and the Serbian leadership, who added an amendment to the Carrington Plan that would allow states that did not wish to secede from Yugoslavia to establish a successor state.[2]

421,549 citizens were registered voters.[3] The question put to the electorate was, roughly translated:

Are you in favor of Montenegro, as a sovereign republic, continuing to live in a common state - Yugoslavia, fully equal to other republics that wish the same?[4]

The electorate chose to remain within Yugoslavia. 95.96% of voters, which is 63.17% of the entire electorate, voted Yes, with a voter turnout of 66.04%.[3]

As a result of this referendum, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of two former constituent republics of the SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, was established on 27 April 1992.[5][6]

  1. ^ Lukic, Reneo. "THE WITHERING AWAY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA" (PDF). NATO. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Morrison 2009, pp. 97–102.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CEM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Службени лист Републике Црне Горе, Број 10". Službeni List Crne Gore. Титоград: Новинска установа Службени лист Републике Црне Горе: 1. 6 March 1992. ISSN 0354-1541.
  5. ^ Thomas, Robert (July 2000). Serbia Under Milošević: Politics in the 1990s. London: C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 1-85065-341-0. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ Morrison 2009, pp. 105–106.