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Originally Posted by svin
Is it possible for Serbs in Republika Srpska to a hold referendum similar to Montenegro and become independent state? How is their status different from Kosovo, for example, if it is?
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Yes, it is possible. The question is whether the west will recognized it or not. The Serbia & Montenegro constitution specifically mentioned the right to independence for either of the member states. The Bosnian constitution does not mention independence for any part of the country -- although last year a former minister from Bosnia said that the U.S. promised the Serbs the right to independence if they agreed to the Dayton Agreeement. Also, with the way the EU took a stance on secession issues after the cold war they implied that only federal states can be split up and Bosnia is a federal states.
Their status is not different from Kosovo. The only difference between them is Kosovo existed as a political entity before the wars and Republika Srpska did not. This fact has nothing to do with the right to independence or not.
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Well Kosovo have strong EU and USA support which RS dont have, also any referndum means new war in Bosnia coz Bosniaks will never let that half of Bosnia disapear, I agree with Hohenheim about Bosnian history, also if RS take referendum maybee Sandzak( region in Serbia with Bosniaks mayority) will also try something like that
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Sandzak Muslims are unlikely to try to move to independence. All Sandzak parties dropped seperatist tendencies after 2000. Sandzak parties have participated in every Serbian government since 2000. Serbian Sandzak politcians are more focused on reunifying the Serbian Sandzak with the Montenegrin Sandzak (unlikely since that would require it's secession from Montenegro, Montenegrin Sandzak politicians would lose in such a situation & no party in Serbia is in favour of Montenegro losing land).
In Sandzak the situation is messed up. The Muslim population is split 45/45/10 between the Sandzak SDA, Rasim Ljajic's party and Sulejman Spaho. Basically their split between the Sandzak reunification, regionalization and the muslim who is a Radical party member in parliament.