The political advantage of independent candidates and legislative reelection

Abstract

In this article the author answers the question of who gain political advantage with independentcandidates and legislative re election at the federal level. The hypothesis is that interest groupswith great economic power would possess this advantage, rather than citizens. And gives oneexample, the post of President of the Republic, which would be the most representative figure todefine that stakeholders would have the economic capacity to promote their own candidates anduse them as a bargaining chip in closed elections such as the one which took place in july of 2012.