MADRID, Spain (CNN) — The Basque separatist group ETA is not running in the Basque regional parliamentary elections Sunday, but the future of the troubled region in northern Spain and the weakened-yet-still-dangerous ETA are utmost on many voters’ minds.
Successive Basque votes over the years — to elect the powerful 75-seat regional parliament and the Basque president — are seen as a bellwether of the region’s sentiment on how to end decades of ETA violence blamed for more than 800 deaths.
Nearly 1.8 million Basques are eligible to vote. One major poll by the El Pais newspaper predicted a 60 percent turnout, down from the 68 percent in the regional elections four years ago. The polls open at 9 a.m. (3 a.m. ET) and close at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET). Results are expected late Sunday
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