Prabowo Receives Congratulations From Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto gave a speech at the Mandiri Investment Forum 2024 event in Jakarta, Tuesday (5/3/2024). ANTARA/HO-Team Media Prabowo Subianto

JAKARTA - Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto received congratulations from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for having outperformed the vote on the two pairs of other candidates.

This statement was conveyed by Mahmoud via a letter sent by the Palestinian Embassy in Jakarta dated February 25, 2024. Prabowo also uploaded the letter to his X account @prabowo on Thursday, March 7.

"We are pleased to convey our sincere congratulations to Your Majesty for the success of achieving the trust of brothers and sisters throughout Indonesia and winning the presidential election," Mahmoud said in the letter.

Prabowo also replied to the congratulations through his X account.

"It is an honor for me to receive congratulations on the interim results of the 2024 General Election from the President of the State of Palestine, His Majesty Mahmoud Abbas," Prabowo said in his upload quoted by ANTARA.

Prabowo ensured that he would continue to support Palestine, which is currently being hit by war conflicts in achieving its independence.

"The Indonesian people are always with Palestine at its most difficult times and will continue to support the Palestinian people's struggle to achieve complete peace and independence," Prabowo said.

Previously, Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese was one of the first to congratulate Indonesia and Prabowo. Through his X account, he congratulated Prabowo for being a fast count version of Indonesia's elected presidential candidate.

"I am honored to be the first foreign leader to speak with Prabowo today who has a clear advantage in official and unofficial matters regarding my ambition for the future of relations between Australia and Indonesia," wrote Albanese.

"I look forward to working with the new president of Indonesia after being sworn in in October 2024."