Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The population is knowledgeable despite the fact that the opposition was prevented from taking part in the election propaganda in a normal way, at least as far as the official media is concerned."
La population est bien au courant de la situation, malgré le fait que l'on a empêché l'opposition de prendre part de façon normale à la propagande électorale, du moins dans les médias officiels.