Voting is over in Spain’s Catalonia regional election, which will gauge the strength of separatists

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Polling closed in the election in Spain’s wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia on Sunday, when more than 5.7 million voters were eligible to vote in a contest that will have reverberations throughout Spanish politics.

The ballot will gauge the strength of the Catalan separatist and the success of the policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Potentially thousands of voters had trouble reaching their polling stations after Catalonia’s commuter rail service...