It is governed by a five member board, elected by the population at large.

The City Council are elected four yearly by the general population.

Only 24 of the council's 60 members are elected by the population.

In the first stage on 27 September 1923, 38,000 electoral representatives were elected by the general population.

Both the local government and the legislative body are directly elected by the population every four years.

It is not elected directly by the population, but meant to represent different interest groups in the country.

It is composed of 462 members directly elected by the population.

A sheriff is in most cases elected by the population of the county.

The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population.

Later, the city council was again elected by the population.