HARARE, Zimbabwe — Polling stations in Zimbabwe closed on Monday after the country’s first election without former leader Robert Mugabe on the ballot, and election officers prepared to start counting.
Zimbabwe’s electoral commission has said it will announce final results within five days.
Earlier, the main opposition leader in this southern African nation said reports of voting delays were a “deliberate attempt” to undermine his supporters.
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