With that, his pet cat Bobby also became a resident of the palace.
This was confirmed by a post on an Instagram account dedicated to Prabowo's cat @bobbykertanegara on Sunday.
In the post, Prabowo, 73, could be seen playing with Bobby amid his busy schedule after taking over as the President of Indonesia.
Bobby, who sat in a stroller with a favorite doll, seemed to be enjoying Prabowo's attention.
The President also spoke to the cat who has accompanied him since 2016.
"Bobby, do you want to see your room?" Prabowo asked his beloved cat.
The question provoked laughter from the people around him.
As of 7 p.m., the post had received over 106 thousand likes and five thousand comments and had been shared over ten thousand times.
Bobby's status as the new resident of the State Palace was also confirmed by a post uploaded by business magnate Anindya Bakrie on his Instagram handle @anindyabakrie.
"At the Palace, waiting for RI 1 (the President) with @bobbykertanegara," Bakrie said in the post.
Bobby, a rescue cat, is the current president's pet.
Many cat lovers have expressed love for Bobby. The @bobbykertanegara account currently has 485k followers.
Earlier, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka took the oath of office as President and Vice President of Indonesia for the 2024–2029 term at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session. They succeeded Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin.
The swearing-in procession took place at the Nusantara Building in the parliament complex, Jakarta, on Sunday.
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