A million voters would be fantastic

Separatist institutions that have set themselves up for the Sunday referendum in Catalonia have adjusted their intended number of voters down.

In addition to the closing of polling stations, polls have also often been missed due to the absence of electoral registers, the absence of voters identification or non-functioning internet. Officially there are 5.3 million voters.

In addition to the closing of polling stations, polls have also often been missed due to the absence of electoral registers, the absence of voters identification or non-functioning internet. Officially there are 5.3 million voters.

The public consultation banned by supreme judges has been especially opposed by police officers from other parts of the country. In the event of collisions between voters and agents, hundreds of injured persons have been injured by local authorities. The police intervened reluctantly and proportionally, stressed Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soroya Sáenz de Santamaría.

In many places the police were absent and long queues of people were waiting to say yes or no to independence. "With us everything is lubricated. The polling stations are open and citizens want to vote, "said the mayor of Arenys de Munt, a municipality northeast of Barcelona. "That's democracy."