Therefore, under the Charter, the representative system of local governance, based on local organs formed of locally elected representatives, and instruments of direct participation, are not mutually exclusive. The Explanatory Report clarifies that, under the right of self-government, “allowance is also made for the possibility of direct democracy where this is provided for by statute.” This explanation seems to open the door to direct democracy practices, without expressly excluding the early termination of an elective mandate, where these are allowed by the national legal and political traditions.