Prabowo and Megawati Meet at the Palace Today, What Did They Discuss?

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia and General Chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (19/3/2026) afternoon. Prabowo shared the moment of this meeting via his Instagram account @prabowo on the same day. “On the 29th day of the month of Ramadan ahead of Eid al-Fitr 1447 H, I received the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mrs Hj. Megawati Soekarnoputri, at Merdeka Palace,” Prabowo stated in his post. “This meeting continues the rapport among the nation’s leaders,” he said. From Prabowo’s post, the meeting between the two was accompanied by the Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Chair of the PDI-P DPP Puan Maharani, as well as the Deputy Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Daily Chair of the Gerindra Party Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. There was also a moment when Prabowo held Megawati’s hand while entering and exiting the palace door.