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The number of mothers of the Indonesian people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia more often enlivened the vote count of the 2019 Election held at the Indonesian Embassy in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (04/17/2019).

They diligently followed the vote counting from morning to evening, when the vote count was finished. During the lunch break, they enjoyed Indonesian cuisine provided by the Indonesian embassy (KBRI), which Indonesian people rarely enjoyed in Addis Ababa.

"Why are there so many temporary mothers? Because the people of Indonesia in Addis Ababa are busy working in their respective workplaces because today in Ethiopia it is not a holiday", said Al Busyra Basnur, Indonesian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union, along with his wife, Wenny, also participated in the process of counting votes from beginning to end.

The final results of the 2019 Election vote count in Addis Ababa, recorded 01 presidential candidate pairs, won a majority of 71.24 percent. While the Presidential Candidate 02 won 27.45 percent of the vote. 2019 elections in Ethiopia and Djibouti run safely and smoothly.

Of the more than 200 Indonesian people in Ethiopia and Djibouti, they are registered as 153 voters. Voting through a mobile ballot box in Djibouti was conducted on Friday (12/4) with a turnout of 5 people. While in Ethiopia in two places. First in the city of Hawassa about 280 km south of the city of Addis Ababa on Saturday (13/4) through a mobile ballot box with a turnout of 105 people. The second was in Addis Ababa on Sunday (14/4) through the polling station (TPS) at the Indonesian Embassy with a turnout of 43 people.

 The vote counting at the Indonesian Embassy in Addis Ababa was also broadcast live, so that people could watch it in person. Especially for around 150 Indonesian people who work in three Indonesian companies at Hawassa Industrial Park. (Release)