 The African Union's election observer mission says Ethiopia's parliamentary polls were conducted in a credible manner. The head of the mission of 100 observers, former Nigerian President Olusiago Basenjo, told a news conference in Addis Ababa as authorities continued counting ballots. The election in the country of 109 million people has been built by the government as a first free vote in the country's history. And it has been marred by an opposition boycott, war and reports of irregularities in some areas. Authorities were unable to hold elections in four of Ethiopia's 10 regions on Monday. The polling took place a day late in one of those regions, the Siddhama, on Tuesday.