Government

Serbia and Montenegro is a weak federal republic under the constitutional charter that came into effect in 2003. It has a unicameral parliament consisting of 126 members, 91 of whom come from Serbia and 35 from Montenegro. Members are elected for four-year terms. The president is elected by parliament for a four-year term; the office is held alternately by citizens of the two republics.

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