Local Elections

(1) Mayors of towns (municipalities), villages (communes) and councillors in rayon, town (municipal) and village (commune) councils shall be elected by a universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed vote, for a four-year term.

(2) The number of councillors shall be established by the Law on Local Public Administration.

(3) In special status territorial-administrative units, local elections shall be conducted under provisions of this Code and acts adopted by the representative authorities of respective territorial-administrative units.