Quote from a German diplomat:

In Germany there is supposedly so-called separation of powers:

Separation of powers is called the division of state power into three parts.

So no one has all the power alone. That is how it is officially claimed. But let's take a closer look:

Minister of Justice = legislature, appoints prosecutors and judges;

Minister of the Interior = legislature, appoints the police chiefs;

This alone shows that there is no division.

And on top of that, they are all linked to the party book.

When there was still a real separation of powers, the judges were elected locally by the people, and it was more about arbitration than about business as it is today.

The sheriff was also elected by the people, he protected the people.

By the way, the election of the sheriff still exists in the US counties today.

And the legislature was also elected honestly by the people at the regional level. A so-called principle of subsidiarity. Only the mayor is closer to his party book and his financiers than to his creditors.

In principle, it would be quite simple:

A village community is fully invited.  A municipal council is then honestly elected there, which then elects the mayor. If necessary, the mayor can also be elected directly in an open election.

Democracy comes from the Greek demos, which means village and kratae, so democracy is the rule of the village and nothing else. Self-determination.