independent politician
Also known as nonpartisan politician, independent member, independent, independent candidate, non-partisan politician
individual not affiliated to any political party
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An independent politician is someone who holds elected office without being a member of any political party. This matters because independents can bring different perspectives to government and may be less bound by party loyalty when making decisions.
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- short name
- आज़ाद
- female form of label
- nepriklausoma politikė
- Commons category
- Independent politicians
- sRGB color hex triplet
- DDDDDD
- male form of label
- nepriklausomas politikas
- number of seats in assembly
- 4
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An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician formally not affiliated with any political party. In accordance with the applicable electoral law which regulates electoral process in a representative democracy, such non-affiliated politicians are not nominated by political parties, but most commonly by a qualified number of citizens, thus becoming independent candidates, or civic candidates. As in the case of party-candidates, an independent electoral candidacy can be individual (a single independent candidate for a single-seat electoral unit), or collective (electoral list of independent candidates for a multi-seat electoral unit).
Politicians may also become independents after losing or repudiating affiliation with a political party. Independents sometimes choose to form a party, alliance, or technical group with other independents, and may formally register that organization. Even where the word "independent" is used, such alliances can have much in common with a political party, especially if there is an organization which needs to approve the "independent" candidates.