Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party has won in the first of 23 constituencies to complete a recount of votes from last month's general elections.
Mr Mugabe's ZANU-PF was confirmed as the winner of both the parliament seat and the largely symbolic senate seat in the Goromonzi West constituency, a rural district near the capital.
Recounts in 21 of the constituencies were ordered in seats won by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change following complaints of irregularities by ZANU-PF.
Goromozi West was one of only two districts to hold a recount in a seat won by Mr Mugabe's party.
The MDC was initially declared to have taken 109 seats against 97 for ZANU-PF in the 210-seat chamber, but President Mugabe's party will regain its majority if it can reverse the results in seven or more of the seats under review.
The recount also covers votes cast in a simultaneous presidential election in which Mr Mugabe is seeking a sixth term in office.
None of the results from the presidential election have so far been announced.
A pro-government commentator today suggested a unity government, led by Mr Mugabe, to end Zimbabwe's election standoff.
Obediah Mukura Mazombwe, an academic sympathetic to the government, suggested in a column in the state-owned Herald newspaper that Zimbabwe's neighbours should mediate negotiations for Mr Mugabe to lead a transitional government to prepare new elections.
His comments raised the prospect of an even longer delay in resolving an election standoff caused by the failure to release election results.
Some analysts said, however, that the comments may not have official backing and that Mr Mugabe is still expected to contest a runoff presidential vote.
