The current Constitution of Serbia was approved by a referendum held in 2006 during October 28 and October 29. It was officially proclaimed by the Parliament of Serbia on 8 November 2006,^[1] replacing the Constitution of 1990. Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian language 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian, English 3 Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 8th century   -  First unified state c. ... A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the draft constitution being approved by the Serbian electorate. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Народна скупштина Републике Србије). The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Predrag Marković (G17 Plus). ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Constitution

In the preamble, Kosovo is defined as an "integral part" of Serbia with "fundamental autonomy"; the first article then defines Serbia as a "state of the Serb people and all its citizens". It also defines Serbia as an independent state for the first time since 1918.^[2] Look up Preamble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For uses of the name Kosova, see Kosova (disambiguation). ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian language 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian, English 3 Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 8th century   -  First unified state c. ...

Among the constitution's two hundred other articles are guarantees of human rights, including minority rights and the banning of capital punishment and human cloning. It also grants a form of self-rule and economic autonomy for the province of Vojvodina. It assigns Cyrillic as the only alphabet for official use, while making provisions for the use of minority languages at local levels.^[3] Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The term minority rights embodies two separate concepts: first, normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class or religious minorities, and second, collective rights accorded to minority groups. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or clone tissue from that individual. ... Republic of Serbia   â€“Vojvodina   â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (pronounced , also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages—Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian—and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ...

Among the differences between the new constitution and its 1990 predecessor:

• Only private, corporate and public property is acknowledged; social assets cease to exist and shall be transferred to private.
• Foreign citizens are permitted to own property.
• Reappointment of judges
• The President is the Commander in Chief of the army.
• The constitution mentions "European values and standards" for the first time.
• Full independence is granted to the National Bank of Serbia.
• As part of a process of decentralization, the granting of municipal properties' ownership rights to local municipalities.
• Vojvodina is granted economic autonomy.
• The adoption of an official Serbian anthem, Bože pravde.
• Special protection for the rights of consumers, mothers, children and minorities.
• Greater freedom of information.

Standard flag of President of Serbia Current Serbian President Boris Tadić The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Republic of Serbia. ... The Military of Serbia (Serbian: Војска Србије) is the successor to the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, which ceased to exist after Montenegro voted to end the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ... National bank of Serbia (NBS) was founded in 1884. ... // Le de décentralisation de de est le processus de la dispersion prise de décision plus près du point de service ou action. ... Republic of Serbia   â€“Vojvodina   â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... Bože pravde (God of Justice) is the official anthem of Serbia and Republika Srpska. ...

See also

• Serbian constitutional referendum, 2006
• Constitutional status of Kosovo

A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the draft constitution being approved by the Serbian electorate. ... The constitutional status of Kosovo has been the subject of repeated political disputes since the region was incorporated into Serbia in 1912. ...

References

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External link

• Adopted constitution
• "Rare unity over Serb constitution", BBC News, 30 October 2006