However, it was made clear that the new state would be quite different from the old Duchy: it was to be organized only in ethnic Lithuanian lands (except for the Vilnius region which was majority Polish) and was to be governed by democratic principles, as opposed to the multi-ethnic Duchy that had been ruled by aristocracy.
S-a clarificat, însă, că noul stat va fi diferit de vechiul Ducat: urma să fie organizat doar pe pământurile locuite de etnici lituanieni și avea să fie guvernat pe principii democratice, spre deosebire de ducatul multietnic guvernat de aristocrație.