Prabowo-Megawati Hand Gandengan Becomes the Spotlight, Gerindra Reveals the Meaning

JAKARTA - The warm moment between President Prabowo Subianto and the 5th President Megawati Soekarnoputri during the 2026 Pancasila birthday commemoration ceremony has become a public concern. The Gerindra Party considers the togetherness of the two national figures to reflect the relationship that has been established for a long time.

Spokesperson for the Gerindra Party, Bahtra Banong, said the moment when Prabowo held Megawati's hand showed that there was communication and personal relations that were still maintained between the two.

"Political communication through hand-in-hand also shows that Pak Prabowo and Ibu Megawati's relationship has been well established for a long time," said Bahtra in his statement, Monday, June 1.

According to Bahtra, the relationship is not only built in the political context, but also through ongoing communication and social relations even though the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Struggle is currently outside the government.

He assessed that Prabowo and Megawati had emotional closeness and strong friendship as fellow national figures. "Both national figures have emotional closeness and strong friendship, so that communication and social relations between them are still well maintained for the sake of the nation and the state," he said.

Bahtra also assessed that the moment of togetherness between Prabowo and Megawati was worthy of being an example for political elites in Indonesia. According to him, political differences should not eliminate the spirit of unity and mutual cooperation.

He said that the leaders of the nation needed to show a sense of togetherness, especially in the midst of various challenges that Indonesia is currently facing, ranging from geopolitical dynamics to the uncertain global economic conditions.

"The leaders of the nation showed a united and united attitude, especially in the midst of difficult challenges due to the uncertain global geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics," said Bahtra.

Previously, the warm moment between President Prabowo Subianto and Megawati Soekarnoputri was seen on the sidelines of the 2026 Pancasila birthday commemoration ceremony which took place at the Pancasila building, the Foreign Ministry complex, Jakarta.

The togetherness of the two figures has become a spotlight because it is considered to reflect the spirit of national unity in line with the values of Pancasila which are commemorated on that occasion.