Jakarta (ANTARA) - Puan Maharani, chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Central Executive Board, stated that the visit of party member Pramono Anung to President-elect Prabowo Subianto was to deliver a message from PDI-P chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.

However, she declined to elaborate on the contents of Megawati's message to Prabowo.

"That's a secret," said Puan, who also serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), to reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Anung, who is a candidate in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, visited Prabowo's residence on Jalan Kertanegara on Tuesday. He arrived approximately one minute after the president-elect had entered the house.

Anung, the former cabinet secretary, left about an hour later without making any statement to the press.

In the February 14 presidential election, Prabowo ran against Ganjar Pranowo, the candidate from an alliance of parties led by the PDI-P, and Anies Baswedan, the former governor of Jakarta.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on March 20 that Prabowo won the election with 58.59 percent of the votes. He and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka—the eldest son of President Joko Widodo—will be sworn in on October 20.

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