VOI Today: The History Of Megawati And Prabowo's Relationship, From Bestie, Breaking Conflicts, Then Coalition?

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto met PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri at Mega's residence, on Jalan Teuku Umar, Menteng, Central Jakarta on April 7, 2025. The two of them talked privately for approximately 1.5 hours. Didit and Puan are said to have played a role in the Prabowo-Mega meeting.

Prabowo-Mega's relationship, which seems intimate even though there are different political views, certainly attracts the attention of the public. Prabowo-Mega turns out to have an interesting history of relations.

In the early days of reform, Megawati had saved Prabowo from stateless status or had no citizenship. In 2009, Prabowo ran for vice president, paired with Megawati. However, in the 2014 and 2019 elections Megawati chose to support Jokowi. Check out the full information on VOI.id.