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A recount of ballots in the Zimbabwe presidential election may be completed by Monday, leading to an announcement of the results nearly a month after voting took place, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said Saturday.

"As I speak, 18 constituencies have completed the recounting exercise, leaving a balance of five constituencies," Chairman George Chiweshe said at a news conference. "These are on the verge of completion."

"We trust that by Monday, this process will have been concluded, and immediately the ZEC will invite the four presidential candidates or their agents to verification ... leading to the announcement of the results of the presidential election," Chiweshe said. However, he added, "I cannot say exactly when [presidential results] will be announced." Read full article »

CNN's Kim Norgaard and journalist Eunice Mafundikwa contributed to this report.

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