Independent politician

Individual not affiliated to any political party

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March 2025 Călin Georgescu was barred from running in the rescheduled 2025 Romanian presidential election in May.
2024 Joe Manchin switches his affiliation from Democratic to Independent prior to his retirement, continuing to caucus with Democrats in the 118th Congress.
2024 Kais Saied was re-elected as President of Tunisia, again running as an independent candidate and maintaining his non-affiliated political stance.
2024 Bernie Sanders was re-elected to the Senate for another term, and Angus King won a third term as an Independent from Maine.
2024 A record of six independent candidates were elected to the 59th parliament.
2024 Dick Schoof became the independent Prime Minister of the Netherlands, marking a significant transition in Dutch political leadership.
2024 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf backed independent candidates won 94 seats after the party was officially banned by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
2024 Seven independent candidates were elected to Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, demonstrating the potential for individual politicians to succeed outside traditional party structures.
2024 Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin joined Bernie Sanders and Angus King as Independent Democrats, creating the highest number of independents in a single Congress since the 17th Amendment's ratification.
2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. created 'We the People' parties in several states to gain ballot access as an independent candidate.
December 6 2024 The Constitutional Court of Romania annulled the election results due to accusations of Russian interference.
November 24 2024 Călin Georgescu, an independent candidate, won the first round of the Romanian presidential election.
2023 Jed Lipsky becomes a Member of the Vermont House of Representatives.
2023 Alyse Galvin becomes a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
2023 Rebecca Himschoot becomes a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
2023 Calvin Schrage becomes Minority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives.
2023 Central Bedfordshire became the first unitary authority in England to have an independent administration.
2023 Four independent candidates successfully won seats in the Polish Senate during the parliamentary election.
2022 David Pocock becomes the first independent senator from a territory, elected for the ACT.
2022 Record ten independents elected to the House of Representatives, including seven new independents: Dai Le, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan, Allegra Spender, Kate Chaney, Kylea Tink, and Sophie Scamps.
2022 Chung Tung-chin became the only independent local head in Taiwanese local elections, serving as County magistrate of Miaoli County
2022 Balen Shah, an independent politician and rapper, was elected as Mayor of Kathmandu.
2022 Harka Sampang was elected as Mayor of Dharan as an independent politician.
2022 Gopal Hamal was elected as Mayor of Dhangadhi as an independent politician.
2022 Bill Walker ran for governor again as an independent, receiving 20% of the vote.
December 2022 Kyrsten Sinema switches her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent, effective at the start of the 118th Congress.
2021 Calvin Schrage becomes a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
2021 Mario Draghi becomes Prime Minister of Italy as an independent politician, serving until 2022.
2021 A study found that the Independent Senators Group voted most consistently in favor of Liberal government legislation, though overall party loyalty had decreased across the Senate.
2021 Kevin Vuong elected as an independent MP for Spadina—Fort York after being ejected from the Liberal Party before the election. Alain Rayes resigns from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent MP.
2021 Jair Bolsonaro ended his period as an independent politician.
July 2021 Sauli Niinistö achieved an exceptionally high approval rating of 90%, with 52% of respondents stating he had handled the presidency 'Very favorably'.
2020 Shanda Yates becomes a Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
2020 After the Irish general election, 23 independent TDs were elected, representing 14% of the total seats in the Dáil.
2020 Bernie Sanders ran again in the Democratic Party presidential primaries as an independent senator.
2019 Megan Hunt becomes a Member of the Nebraska Legislature.
2019 Kais Saied was elected President of Tunisia as an independent candidate, marking a significant political moment in the country's leadership.
2019 Federal election where Andrew Wilkie is re-elected as Member for Clark, while Cathy McGowan retires, and Kerryn Phelps and Julia Banks lose their seats.
2019 Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters successfully entered a state parliament as an independent political association.
2019 Two independent candidates were successfully elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election.
2019 During the federal election campaign, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer stated he would reinstate partisan appointments to the Senate if elected.
2019 Jody Wilson-Raybould runs as an independent candidate in Vancouver Granville after being expelled from the Liberal Party, winning 32% of the vote.
2019 Jair Bolsonaro became an independent politician, leaving his original party.
August 6 2019 Ko Wen-je founded the Taiwan People's Party
2018 Bill Pluecker becomes a Member of the Maine House of Representatives.
2018 Bernie Sanders was re-elected to the Senate, and Angus King was re-elected as an Independent from Maine.
2018 Giuseppe Conte becomes Prime Minister of Italy as an independent politician, serving until 2021.
2018 Salome Zourabichvili won the Georgian presidential election as an independent candidate, becoming the first-ever female President of Georgia, marking a significant milestone in the country's political history.
2018 Sauli Niinistö was elected for his second presidential term, running as an independent candidate.
2018 Ko Wen-je was the only independent local head in Taiwanese local elections, serving as Mayor of Taipei

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