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Mongolia's election commission has confirmed that the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) had won a clear majority in parliament in a June 29 vote, where fraud allegations had led to violence.
The MPRP won 39 seats in the 76-seat Great Hural, with 25 seats going to the main opposition Democratic Party and two to smaller parties.
The results for the remaining 10 seats were in dispute and would be recounted, the commission said.
The 10 seats are in three constituencies, though parliament can meet with only three-quarters of seats filled, according to Mongolian law.
"We have introduced 66 seats to the president and we have told him there are three constituencies in dispute for which we have no final result," said election commission chief Batgulga.
He added that of the three constituencies, recounts are underway in two, and in one there is a police probe, though he gave no details and did not say how long the recounts would take.
The MPRP's majority government raises hopes it will have a mandate to push through mining deals that could provide a huge economic windfall to the country of less than 3 million, many of whom are nomadic herders on its vast grasslands.
Allegations of election fraud led to a riot in early July which killed at least five people and prompted the president to declare a state of emergency, resulting in a period of political stalemate that has been a test for the young, Central Asian democracy.
Batgulga said he was aware there could be disappointment and unhappiness with the results.
"In these cases, people have to take their complaints to the courts to be decided."
