Elections 2021: Independent candidates good for democracy, but 'not a solution'

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Elections 2021: Independent candidates good for democracy, but 'not a solution'
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Elections 2021: Independent candidates good for democracy, but ‘not a solution’ Election2021

Lines at the voting station in Saulsville in Atteridgeville, Tshwane. Picture: Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius

According to Prof Dirk Kotzé, the general public feeling could be that the increase in the number of independents who entered the 2021 local government election was good for democracy. Independents are prone to deviate from their individual positions to go with a particular bloc at a particular time.

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