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Descendants of the last Yugoslav king, Petar II Karadjordjevic, have called on the new Montenegrin government to do more to give them back property they claim belongs to their family.

The family lost its assets in Yugoslavia after the communist takeover following the end of World War II, when the country became a republic.

Addressing MPs last week before they endorsed his cabinet, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic promised a "review" of all strategic investment contracts signed between the state and private investors and that have proved harmful to the environment or the state.

Djordje Djurisic, the legal representative of the Karadjordjevic family in Montenegro, said on Tuesday that the descendants of the former Yugoslav royals were taking court action after a deadline passed for the government’s restitution commission to respond to their plea for their property to be returned.