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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.