Ms Kata Tütt:

I come from a country where we elect everybody directly, from the smallest local councillor to the district mayor to the mayor of Budapest. It really gives a huge legitimacy. Electing a mayor directly has a huge legitimacy. The mayor of Budapest in my country is the politician who gets the largest number of votes in the country. This is because we do not elect anyone else directly.

That really gives power. By people voting they are saying, "I want you, I trust you and I will follow you because I think you know the path". This gives power to politicians, which really helps. Increasingly, politics is about trust. It is not about facts. In this world of disinformation, people decide who they trust and who they follow. People electing directly who they trust gives strength to that politician. I agree with everything that has been said about how things are organised and Ms Coughlan can reflect on that better.