The Referendum Party (RP) is a single-issue political party in South Africa established to compete in the 2024 general election and force the Western Cape premier to call a referendum on Cape independence as its coalition condition.
[4] The FF+, RP and CapeXit NPO separately signed an electoral pact binding the parties to require a referendum on independence as part of any coalition condition in the Western Cape.
[5] The party is led by Phil Craig, who was previously involved in the founding of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group.
[7] The Referendum Party has its roots in the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG), a political lobby group set up to lobby the DA-led Western Cape government to hold a referendum on independence.
After years of negotiations the CIAG together with other organisations which included the Freedom Front Plus, CapeXit, the Swartland Aksie Groep and others sent an ultimatum to Alan Winde with the backing of 30k signatures.