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Individual not affiliated to any political party

For other uses, see Independence Party (disambiguation), Independent Group (disambiguation), and Independent Party (disambiguation).

An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.

Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them.

Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate.

Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its polici