Serbs of Montenegro to the "hunger strike"Saying "no" to old ally Serbia unsettles Montenegro
By Adam Tanner - Analysis Reuters,
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Like ex-lovers still on good terms, many Montenegrins remain passionate about neighboring Serbia, whose people share a common heritage and religion.
Yet in seeking fast European integration, Montenegro has on occasion angered its ally from Yugoslav times and earlier, most recently by recognizing the ex-Serbian province of Kosovo.
Yet in seeking fast European integration, Montenegro has on occasion angered its ally from Yugoslav times and earlier, most recently by recognizing the ex-Serbian province of Kosovo.
Recognition of Kosovo set off the biggest demonstrations in two years in the capital Podgorica on Monday. Protesters clashed with police and about 40 people were injured and 50 arrested, the interior minister said.
The leader of the Balkan country's largest opposition pro-Serb party, Andrija Mandic, also declared a hunger strike, a rare protest in the region, to try to force the government to withdraw recognition.
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