A warm moment between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and President-elect for the 2024-2029 term, Prabowo Subianto, was captured during the 79th Independence Day Ceremony at the State Palace in IKN, North Penajam Paser. They were seated next to each other, with Prabowo on the right side of Jokowi and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo on his left.
After the ceremony inspector and the MC prompted Jokowi to proceed to the honor podium, Prabowo waited for Jokowi to sit down first. Earlier, after leading the commemoration of the proclamation moments at the Nusantara Capital (IKN), Jokowi shook hands with Prabowo. When Jokowi returned to his podium, Prabowo stood to greet him and extended his hand for a handshake. They were then seen chatting and exchanging smiles.
For the 79th Independence Day celebration, Prabowo wore a black Javanese traditional beskap outfit with an Udeng blangkon, while Jokowi was dressed in a Kustin Kutai traditional attire. Their camaraderie and closeness were also evident before the start of the ceremony, with Jokowi waiting for Prabowo in one of the rooms at the Nusantara Capital and Prabowo greeting him with a namaste gesture.
The first Independence Day Ceremony of the 79th year was held at the State Palace in the new capital, attended by both Jokowi and Prabowo. At the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, the event was attended by Vice President of Indonesia KH. Ma’ruf Amin and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
