The Act on the Election of Councils and Representatives of National Minorities was adopted in 2019. and for the first time, the procedure for electing members of councils and representatives of national minorities in local and regional self-government units is regulated by a separate act. In addition to the right to representation in representative bodies at the state and local levels and in administrative and judicial bodies, members of national minorities are guaranteed of participating in public life and management of local affairs through councils and representatives of national minorities. Members of national minorities elect councils and representatives of national minorities in order to participate in public life and protect the position of national minorities. Councils and representatives of national minorities have an advisory role when passing general acts and creating decisions of local and regional self-government units that relate to issues of importance to national minorities. This graduation thesis deals with the competence of councils and representatives of national minorities, describes the procedure for conducting elections of council members and representatives of national minorities, analyzes the conducted elections and provides examples of good cooperation between councils and representatives of national minorities with local authorities.