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 | 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 | 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. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 2018 | Three independent MPs were elected in GE14, but later joined Pakatan Harapan (PKR), resulting in no independent MP representation at that time. |
| 2018 | The majority of Canadian Senators became officially independent, with the creation of the Independent Senators Group, Canadian Senators Group, and Progressive Senate Group. |
| December 2018 | The number of independent Members of Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat increased to 13. Almost all members from Sabah UMNO quit the party and became independent politicians. |
| November 2018 | Julia Banks resigns from the Liberal Party, becoming an independent MP. |
| January 16 2018 | Neil McEvoy was expelled from Plaid Cymru and sat as an independent AM until 2021. |
| January 9 2018 | Mandy Jones left the UKIP group over a staff-related fallout. |
| 2017 | Nick Xenophon resigns from the Australian Senate to contest a seat in the South Australian House of Assembly. |
| December 27 2017 | Nathan Gill stood down from his position. |
| 2016 | Nathan Gill, then leader of UKIP Wales, defected from the group to sit as an independent after a dispute with Neil Hamilton. |
| 2016 | Dafydd Elis-Thomas left the Plaid Cymru group to sit as an independent, citing disagreements with party leader Leanne Wood. |
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