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The. IndependentsIndependent politician Independent politician Individual not affiliated to any political party 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… (Source: Wikipedia)
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