The councilors in the rayon councils of the city (municipality) and village (commune) shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed suffrage for a 4-years mandate, which starts running effectively since the day of the local nation-wide elections
The number of councilors shall be established in the Law on local public administration.
In the administrative-territorial units with special status, the local elections shall unfold according to the provisions of this Code and the acts issued by representative authorities of the respective administrative-territorial units.
