In its official call for the referendum the Spanish government announced a "campaign of institutional character destined to inform the citizens about the date of the referendum, the procedure of vote and the requirements and proceedings of the vote by mail".
That is a very good idea and 100% legal.
To provide anything more than neutral information would be illegal. The Spanish General Law of Publicity bans deceptive, unfair or subliminal publicity. The National Electoral Commiss...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.