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<text id=93CT1243>
<title>
Serbia and Montenegro--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Serbia and Montenegro
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Serbia and Montenegro</l>
<l> local long form: none</l>
<l> local short form: Srbija-Crna Gora</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SR
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Belgrade
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 2 republics (pokajine, singular -
pokajina); and 2 autonomous provinces*; Kosovo*, Montenegro,
Serbia, Vojvodina*
</p>
<p>Independence: 11 April 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 27 April 1992
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on civil law system
</p>
<p>National holiday: NA
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Serbian Socialist Party (SPS;
former Communist Party), Slobodan MILOSEVIC; Serbian Radical
Party (SRS), Vojislav SESELJ; Serbian Renewal Party (SPO), Vuk
DRASKOVIC; Democratic Party (DS), Dragoljub MICUNOVIC; Democratic
Party of Serbia, Vojislav KOSTUNICA; Democratic Party of
Socialists (DSSCG), Momir BULATOVIC; People's Party of
Montenegro (NS), Novak KILIBARDA; Liberal Alliance of
Montenegro, Slavko PEROVIC; Democratic Community of Vojvodina
Hungarians (DZVM), Agoston ANDRAS; League of Communists-Movement
for Yugoslavia (SK-PJ), Dragan ATANASOVSKI
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Serbian Democratic
Movement (DEPOS; coalition of opposition parties)
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age,
universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: Federal Assembly elected Zoran LILIC on 25 June
1993
</p>
<p> Chamber of Republics: last held 31 May 1992 (next to be held
NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (40
total; 20 Serbian, 20 Montenegrin)
</p>
<p> Chamber of Citizens: last held 31 May 1992 (next to be held
NA 1996); results - percent of votes by party NA; seats (138
total; 108 Serbian, 30 Montenegrin) - SPS 73, SRS 33, DSSCG 23,
SK-PJ 2, DZVM 2, independents 2, vacant 3
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, vice president, prime minister,
deputy prime minister, cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Assembly consists of an
upper house or Chamber of Republics and a lower house or Chamber
of Deputies
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Savezni Sud (Federal Court), Constitutional
Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Zoran LILIC (since 25 June 1993); note -
Slobodan MILOSEVIC is president of Serbia (since 9 December
1990); Momir BULATOVIC is president of Montenegro (since 23
December 1990)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Radoje KONTIC (since NA
December 1992); Deputy Prime Ministers Jovan ZEBIC (since NA
March 1993), Asim TELACEVIC (since NA March 1993), Lovre
KOVILJKO (since NA March 1993)
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: US and Serbia and Montenegro
do not maintain full diplomatic relations; the Embassy of the
former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continues to
function in the US
</p>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant)</l>
<l> embassy: address NA, Belgrade</l>
<l> mailing address: American Embassy Box 5070, Unit 25402, APO
AE 09213-5070</l>
<l> telephone: [38] (11) 645-655</l>
<l> FAX: [38] (11) 645-221</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and
red
</p></body></article></text>