In politics, an independent or nonpartisan politician is an
individual not affiliated to any political party. There are numerous reasons
why someone may stand for office as an independent. Independents may hold a
centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties. Sometimes they
hold a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a
viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses.
Other independent politicians may be associated with a political
party, be former members of it, or have views that align with it, but choose
not to stand under its label. Others may belong to or support a political party
but believe they should not formally represent it and thus be subject to its
policies. Some independents choose to form an alliance rather than a party and
have formally registered their "independents" group. In some
countries political parties are illegal and all candidates effectively stand as
independents. Finally, some independent candidates may form a political party
for the purposes of running for public office.
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