An independent candidate running in the ACT election has declared he won't support the Liberals if any "right-wing fascists" are on the frontbench.
But Peter Strong also said he won't support Labor if Andrew Barr and Yvette Berry remain as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister.
Mr Strong, who is running in Kurrajong for Strong Independents, made the declaration at an independent candidates forum on Monday night after being asked who he would support if he held the balance of power.
"If it is the Libs I don't want any of the right-wing fascists on that bloody frontbench ... you won't get in if you've got them there," he said.
"And if it's Labor ... no Andrew Barr and no Yvette Berry and we want a complete change of leadership."
When asked if he meant anyone in particular, Mr Strong said there was no one in the current group of Liberal MLAs who fit this profile but it was more of a broader statement about the far right within the party.
"The message is clear we don't want people on the front bench who don't represent Canberra," he said.
"The Liberals have to be very clear about keeping the far right away from any decision making."
Mr Strong is not the first candidate to say he would not support Mr Barr. Independents for Canberra candidate for Brindabella Vanessa Picker has also said she would not support a government led by Mr Barr.
Mr Strong appeared on the panel alongside Fiona Carrick and Independents for Canberra leader Thomas Emerson.
Ms Carrick's position on who she would choose would be based on the make-up of the Assembly and any decision would be influenced by what party aligned best with her policy positions and would deliver the best outcomes for Murrumbidgee.
Ms Carrick is running as part of her own party Fiona Carrick Independent, which is only running in Murrumbidgee.
Mr Emerson pointed to his party's statement of expectations it would want a government to adhere to if Independents for Canberra candidates held the balance of power.
The expectations include many of the policies announced by the group over recent months, including the introduction of a Future Generations Act, a commitment to clear 75 per cent of the elective surgery waitlist within a year and an independent inquiry into the ACT's justice system.
The candidates were also asked about their positions on the light rail extension to Woden.
Mr Strong said he wasn't able to make a decision without information and would want an independent business case to be conducted.
"It might be the best thing that could ever happen to Canberra or it might be the worst. We don't know," he said.
Ms Carrick said it was important to look at the objective of public transport.
"What is the objective of public transport, it is that it connects people to jobs, education and their social networks but we never hear that. We don't really know what the objective is. Is it congestion? Is it land value uplift? So I am mode agnostic," she said.
But Ms Carrick said there was a place for light rail but the best places needed to be determined and in the meantime more needed to be done to improve the bus network.
"The buses are not frequent enough, they have to change too many times so we need to restore the coverage of our bus network so that people can have a fair go and get where they need to get to," she said.
"We need to do a business case on what is the best public transport network for the whole of Canberra not just piecemeal, bit by bit."
There is no consensus on light rail for Independents for Canberra candidates with Mr Emerson saying there were different positions based on the electorates.
"This is one of the issues where there are varying positions based on the different electorates. The commitment we've made is to reflect the priorities and concerns of people in our electorates so on light rail there are differing views in Brindabella than there are in Kurrajong," he said,
Mr Emerson said his view was that the planning and design process should continue.
"My view is we shouldn't scrap the process we have underway. We're planning and designing the next stage. We can't possibly make a decision on whether we should do it without continuing that process ... and make a really clear-headed decision," he said.
