Mit einer grossen Portion Vorfreude schreibe ich diesen Eintrag: Alle Jahre wieder – für mich dann zum 12. Mal und seit 6 Jahren traditionell am ersten Sommerurlaubswochenende – geht es zu DEM Rundumsorglosfestival in Sachen elektronischer Musik in NRW. Über … Continue reading
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In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses. Other independent politicians are associated with a political party and may be former members of it, but choose not to stand under its label. A third category of independents are those who may belong to or support a political party but believe they should not formally represent it and thus be subject to its policies. Finally, some independent candidates may form a political party for the purposes of running for public office.
Independents have rarely been elected to the federal Parliament of Australia, although they are more commonly elected to state parliaments. A large number of independents are former members of one of Australia’s main parties, the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of…