Chief of the Palestinian Election Committee Rami al-Hamdella said on Jan. 8 that the final result of the presidential election will be announced on Monday.

Hamdella told a press conference here that casting ballots and counting votes will be conducted in voting centers which the Israeli army can not enter.

But he added that everything is possible, so the committee will be on high alert as to deal with any emergency.

For Sunday's election, the second in the Palestinian history, the West Bank will be divided into 11 electoral districts and Gaza into five.

The ballot boxes will be open from 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) till 7 p.m. (1700 GMT).

Some 800 foreign observers representing various countries and non-governmental organizations, joined by some 20,000 local observers, will be at every election center to monitor the whole process.

Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah's official candidate, is the leading contender in the upcoming election.

Source: Xinhua