Puan on Prabowo and Mega's Halalbihalal Plans: Insha'Allah Soon

PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace a few days ago. Will this meeting be followed by a halalbihalal? “Insha’Allah, soon (halalbihalal),” said PDI-P Deputy Chair Puan Maharani to reporters at the PDI-P central office in Central Jakarta on Saturday (21/3/2026). Puan did not provide further details on the agenda of the upcoming meeting between Megawati and Prabowo. She stated that the meeting will be held shortly. The previous meeting between Prabowo and Megawati took place at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, 19 March 2026. At that time, Megawati was accompanied by Puan. PDI-P Reveals Content of Megawati and Prabowo Meeting PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto revealed the atmosphere of the meeting between PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace. Hasto said it was a meeting of old friends. Hasto noted that although the meeting at the Palace was a formal state agenda, the atmosphere felt very relaxed. In fact, Megawati herself regarded her meeting with Prabowo as an opportunity for two long-time friends to reconnect. “Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri met with President Prabowo a few days ago. The meeting was even described by Ibu Mega as a meeting of ‘old friends’,” said Hasto during a press conference at Building B of the PDI-P central office in Menteng, Jakarta, on Saturday (21/3). Previously reported, President Prabowo received a visit from Megawati Soekarnoputri. Prabowo said this meeting continues the rapport among national leaders. “On the 29th day of Ramadan ahead of Eid al-Fitr 1447 H, I received the 5th President of Indonesia, Ibu Hj. Megawati Soekarnoputri, at Merdeka Palace. This meeting continues the rapport among national leaders,” said Prabowo in a statement on his Instagram account on Thursday (19/3).