The Right to Participate in a Referendum in the Context of Freedom of Expression and the Right to Resume Legal Proceedings Initiated During the Referendum Campaign

In this paper, the author has focused on the freedom of speech during the referendum campaign, its limits and the consequences of crossing those limits. She emphasizes the importance of protecting individual rights against unreliable information during the campaign. She considers accelerated referendum proceedings as a mechanism to prevent the negative effects of the dissemination of false information that may affect the outcome of the referendum. She refers to the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal that confirmed to the possibility of the resumption of referendum procedure and its consequences.