Presidential Decree No. 156/20 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MAT).

This Presidential Decree approves the Statute of the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MAT), as an auxiliary Ministerial Department of the President of the Republic. The ministerial mission is to: formulate, coordinate, execute and evaluate the executive's policy regarding Local State and Municipal Administration. In addition, it aims to monitor the implementation reform of the State's Local Administration and other institutions of Local Power, as well as the territorial organization and to support the processes of general and local elections, by regulating related organization in general and in particular, the consultative bodies, the direct executive services, technical support, instrumental and personal services, etc.