(1) Members of Croatian nationality are guaranteed the right to a deputy municipality head, mayor or county prefect and the right to representation in the representative body of a unit in which the members of a national minority comprise the majority population.

(2) The provisions of this Act regulating the manner of election of deputy municipality heads, mayors and county prefects from among members of national minorities, the realisation of the right to the representation of members of national minorities in the representative bodies of units and the procedure for its realisation shall apply to the election of deputy municipality heads, mayors and county prefects from among Croatian nationals and representation of members of the Croatian nationality in the representative body.