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Article 156
 

Local elections


(1) The Mayors of towns (municipalities), villages (communes) and councillors in the rayon, towns (municipalities), villages (communes) councils shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed suffrage, for a 4 years term.


(2) The Central Electoral Commission shall notify the public by a decision on the number of local councillors laid down under this Code and Law No. 436/2006 on local public administration.


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