The Mongolian People's Revolutionary party has been declared the winner of the country's disputed parliamentary elections, two days after violent protests swept the capital, Ulan Bator.
The MPRP, which ruled Mongolia in the communist era, won 47 of the 76 seats in parliament while its main rival, the Democratic party, took 26.
Electoral officials rejected allegations of fraud and vote-rigging, which sparked violent protests earlier this week in which at least five people died.
The results were announced by the country's election commission in a live broadcast on state-run television on Thursday.
The violence prompted the country's president, Nambaryn Enkhbayar, to declare a four-day state of emergency late on Tuesday.
Ulan Bator was reported to be calm on Thursday, but with a tight security presence on the streets.
Witnesses said police continued to keep the centre of the city largely sealed off although Mongolia's justice minister was quoted as saying soldiers would be ordered to return to barracks.
"The situation has stabilised and there is no immediate danger of violence so armed forces have been removed from strategic positions and have been replaced by police," Tsend Munkh-Orgil told AFP.
Tuesday's clashes saw thousands of rock-throwing protesters battle with police as they mobbed the headquarters of the ruling MPRP and set it on fire.
The demonstrators also attacked the General Election Commission, demanding that officials resign.
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Police and troops imposed a 10pm to 8am curfew, and downtown streets were nearly deserted on Wednesday night.
The president's nine-point state of emergency decree also allowed police to use force in dealing with demonstrators, who had reportedly also looted an art gallery and government buildings.
Mongolia's national news agency Montsame said five people died in Tuesday's violence in which officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to beat back rioters wielding bricks and iron rods.
The report did not say how they died.
There were 220 people injured in the unrest, including a Japanese reporter, Montsame added.
A foreign ministry official said about 1,000 people had been detained.