Nezavisnih

Nezavisnih is the genitive plural form of the adjective nezavisni, which means independent. In Serbo-Croatian languages, the term is commonly used to denote people, groups, or lists that are not affiliated with any established political party. As a descriptor, it signals autonomy from party discipline or organization.

In political and electoral contexts, nezavisnih appears in phrases such as lista nezavisnih kandidata (list of independent candidates) or grupa nezavisnih poslanika (group of independent deputies). The term is often used descriptively to refer to candidates, lawmakers, or political actors who run or operate without formal party backing. It is not typically the name of a single fixed party, but it can form part of the official title of a local or regional list or caucus.

Regional usage spans several countries of the former Yugoslavia, including Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, where electoral reforms and local politics frequently feature independent candidates or groups. As a linguistic form, nezavisnih can appear in various grammatical cases, depending on the sentence, and is most commonly encountered in political writing and reporting.

Etymology stems from the negation prefix ne- attached to zavistan/zavisni (dependent), yielding nezavisni meaning not dependent or independent. The form nezavisnih specifically indicates the dependent/genitive plural, used in phrases describing independent actors or groups.