There are two representative bodies on the regional level: the district councils and the department councils.
The district council is the supreme political-administrative organ of the district.
The department council is the supreme political-administrative organ of the department.
DISTRICT COUNCILS
Article 162
The composition of the district councils takes place after general, free and
secret elective franchise in the departments of the district concerned.
The seats in the district council are given to the representative political
organizations with a seat in the department councils of the district concerned,
in proportion to the total number of seats they acquired in the department
councils.
DEPARTMENT COUNCILS
Article 163
The composition of the department councils takes place after general, free and
secret elective franchise within the department. The order of election of the
representatives is determined by the counting order of received personal votes.
All available seats shall be so granted. Without prejudice to other legal
requirements with regard to eligibility in representative bodes, the candidates
for a department council or a district council shall have their main and real
residence in the department or district concerned.
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