Members of municipal councils shall be elected under the principle of majority (majority elections) or under the principle of proportionality (proportional elections).

If a municipal council has fewer than 12 members, the members of the municipal council shall be elected under the principle of majority.

If a municipal council has 12 or more members, the members of the municipal council shall be elected under the principle of proportionality.

In establishing the number of members of the municipal council referred to in paragraphs two and three of this Article and in determining the constituencies and number of members of the municipal council to be elected in each constituency, the number of members of the municipal council who are representatives of the Italian or Hungarian national community or representatives of the Roma community shall not be taken into consideration.