Editing Independence/Democracy (section)

===Organisation===
IND/DEM had a joint political leadership. The group's co-chairs were [[Nigel Farage]]<ref name="ID8">[http://indemgroup.eu/8/ Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament: Our Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704154645/http://indemgroup.eu/8/ |date=4 July 2008 }}</ref> (UKIP) and [[Hanne Dahl]],<ref name="ID8"/> the latter succeeding [[Kathy Sinnott]],<ref name="ID8"/> who in turn succeeded long-time MEP [[Jens-Peter Bonde]] (June Movement) on his retirement in May 2008. Farage represented the secessionist subgroup, and Sinnott the reformist subgroup. The leadership was loose, enabling the two subgroups to unite around the broad principles of democracy and transparency<ref name="PERSSON2007"/> which were embodied in its statute and to which IND/DEM MEPs were expected to adhere.<ref name="ID16">[http://indemgroup.eu/16/ Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament: Program] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702151139/http://indemgroup.eu/16/ |date=2 July 2008 }}</ref> The day-to-day running of the group was performed by its secretariat, and its secretaries-general were Claudine Vangrunderbeeck and Herman Verheirstraeten.<ref name="ID7">[http://indemgroup.eu/7/ Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament: Staff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705053829/http://indemgroup.eu/7/ |date=5 July 2008 }}</ref>