The Cape Independence Advocacy Group appreciates that supporters of many different political parties recognise the significant benefits that Cape Independence would bring the people of the Western Cape, and that who to vote for is a deeply personal choice.
As an organisation, the CIAG would particularly like to see the Freedom Front Plus and the Cape Independence Party performing strongly in these elections, and therefore our advice to those seeking it would be to vote for one of these two parties.
Our thinking is this:
Freedom Front Plus: The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) was formed to promote and pursue self-determination, the legal basis for Cape Independence. Initially this was on behalf of Afrikaners, but the party has subsequently broadened its pursuit of self-determination to all communities who wish to exercise it, with a particular focus on minority communities which includes the people of the Western Cape. The FF Plus are currently represented in 15 out of 30 Western Cape municipalities, 8 out of 9 provincial legislatures, and the National Assembly. The CIAG has a formal cooperation agreement with the FF Plus.
A copy of the FF Plus's manifesto can be downloaded here
Cape Independence Party: The Cape Independence Party (CIP) was formed to promote Cape Independence. They currently have two councillors in the Cape Town Metro. The CIAG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CIP and cooperates with them to promote Cape Independence from time to time.
A copy of the CIP's manifesto can be downloaded here
Democratic Alliance: We recognise and respect that the majority of Cape Independence supporters historically vote for the Democratic Alliance (DA). We greatly appreciate the vast difference in the standards of government the DA has delivered in the Western Cape compared to the rest of South Africa. As an organisation, however, we cannot currently endorse the DA because they are refusing to call a referendum on Cape Independence even though they are constitutionally empowered to do so. This is despite polling consistently showing that a clear majority of their own voters support such a referendum being held. We continue to lobby the DA to take a more assertive approach to insulating the Western Cape from destructive national government.
A copy of the DA's manifesto can be downloaded here
