European Charter of Local Self-Government
The Charter commits the parties to applying basic rules guaranteeing the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. It provides that the principle of local self-government shall be recognised in domestic legislation and, where practicable, in the constitution. Local authorities are to be elected through universal suffrage.
European Charter of Local Self-Government on the Council of Europe’s Treaty Office Website
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