Polls close in Catalonia, ballots count starts
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BARCELONA – Voting stations are closing in Catalonia after a tumultuous referendum on independence from Spain.
At one voting station in Barcelona, in the Joan Miro School, applause broke out Sunday night after 8 pm as it was announced that voting had ended. Volunteers opened the plastic ballot boxes, turned them over and started sorting the ballots. The "yes" pile was many times bigger than the "no" pile.
Joan Maria Pique, spokesman for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, says that polling stations are closing except at those where people are still waiting to vote.
