Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives electionsCzechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to each elect their own 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Lipovljani.[6]