Back Onafhanklike Demokrate Afrikaans Independent Democrats German Demócratas Independientes Spanish Démocrates indépendants (Afrique du Sud) French Demócratas Independentes Galician Democratici Indipendenti (Sudafrica) Italian Nezávislí demokrati (JAR) Slovak
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Independent Democrats | |
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| President | Patricia de Lille |
| Secretary-General | Haniff Hoosen |
| Chairperson | Mervyn Cirota |
| Founder | Patricia de Lille |
| Founded | 21 June 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2014 |
| Merged into | Democratic Alliance |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Youth wing | Young Independent Democrats |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Populism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Orange |
| Slogan | Be a Part of the Solution |
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The Independent Democrats (ID) was a South African political party, formed by former Pan Africanist Congress member Patricia de Lille in 2003 via floor crossing legislation.[1] The party's platform was premised on opposition to corruption, with a mixture of liberal principles and strategies for improving equity.[citation needed] The party's strongholds were the Northern and Western Cape.
On 15 August 2010, the party announced plans to merge with the larger Democratic Alliance as part of a plan to challenge the governing African National Congress (ANC).[2] The party disbanded as a separate political organization in 2014.
- ^ "Floor Crossing at a Glance (pdf)". Idasa. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
- ^ [1], Andrew Harding, 15 August 2010, "South African opposition parties to merge"