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A Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag hangs from a balcony in Vic on December 21, 2017 during the Catalan regional election. Catalans take their divisions over independence to the polls today in a hotly-contested election that could determine the course of their region just two months after a failed secession bid. / AFP PHOTO / Pau Barrena