The right to self-government shall be guaranteed to the administrative territorial units of the State, which are provided for by law. This right shall be implemented through municipal councils and municipal mayors.
The members of municipal councils shall be elected, as provided for by law, for a four-year term from among the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and other permanent residents of the respective administrative unit, and municipal mayors shall be elected from among the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and other permanent residents of that administrative unit on the basis of universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
The procedure for the organisation and activities of self-government institutions shall be established by law.