Independent

An independent is a minister who isn't a member of any party, either by choice or because they haven't found one for them.

= Well Known Independents =

The Chicken Pile ran as an independent party in the rep elections because it has no deputy leader although now it has party members so is no longer classed as an independent party. However they did form a coalition with This Is Generic making Haze55 the Assistant Representative.

Independents and Representative
An independent candidate is encoraged to form a coalition with the 2nd placed party if they win the rep election.

Independents and Parliament
They count as normal ministers however don't typically share the views of a specific party.