Journalists from all over the world wait for the result of the US Presidential elections on Black Lives Matter Plaza in front of the White House on November 6, 2020 in Washington. Eric BARADAT / AFP

The US state of Georgia said Friday it will recount votes from the election in which Joe Biden has eked out a razor-thin lead over President Donald Trump.

"With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters in Atlanta.