EU leader warns of crisis as Montenegro votes

From: The Independent - London | Date: April 23, 2001| Author: Vesna Peric Zimonjic in Podgorica | Copyright information

MONTENEGRINS CAST their ballots in record high numbers yesterday in elections that could lead to the break-up of Yugoslavia. If enough voters back the President, Milo Djukanovic, he will push for independence from Belgrade - a move the West warns could trigger more bloodshed in the troubled region.

"The western Balkans are now facing another crisis," said Anna Lindh, the Foreign Minister of Sweden, which holds the European Union presidency.

Indications before polling closed las...

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