Independence Referendum Takes Place In Catalonia

SANT JULIA DE RAMIS, SPAIN - OCTOBER 01: A man dressed in the Catalonian flag holds up pink flowers and gives the thumbs up as police move in on the crowds gathered outside to prevent them from stopping the opening and intended voting in the referendum at a polling station where the Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont will vote later today on October 1, 2017 in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain. More than five million eligible Catalan voters are estimated to visit 2,315 polling stations today for Catalonia's referendum on independence from Spain. The Spanish government in Madrid has declared the vote illegal and undemocratic. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)