How to join different tables based on 'if else' conditions

I want to join candidate table with symbols table if status of candidate is 'independent' and with party table if status of candidate is'party'

Is there any way in sql to execute a query like this or if you can suggest any other solution.

Example:
Select * from candidate c 
if c.status='party' 
JOIN party p on p.party_id = c.party_id
else if c.status='independent'
JOIN symbol s on s.symbol_id = c.symbol_id

Thank you in advance.